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Cherel, Y. and N. Klages. (1998). A review of the food of albatrosses.
Abstract: In: G. Robertson and R. Gales (eds.)
Albatross biology and conservation. Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty & Sons.
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David Renault. (2020). A Review of the Phenotypic Traits Associated with Insect Dispersal Polymorphism, and Experimental Designs for Sorting out Resident and Disperser Phenotypes (Vol. 11). Bachelor's thesis, , .
Abstract: Dispersal represents a key life-history trait with several implications for the fitness of organisms, population dynamics and resilience, local adaptation, meta-population dynamics, range shifting, and biological invasions. Plastic and evolutionary changes of dispersal traits have been intensively studied over the past decades in entomology, in particular in wing-dimorphic insects for which literature reviews are available. Importantly, dispersal polymorphism also exists in wing-monomorphic and wingless insects, and except for butterflies, fewer syntheses are available. In this perspective, by integrating the very latest research in the fast moving field of insect dispersal ecology, this review article provides an overview of our current knowledge of dispersal polymorphism in insects. In a first part, some of the most often used experimental methodologies for the separation of dispersers and residents in wing-monomorphic and wingless insects are presented. Then, the existing knowledge on the morphological and life-history trait differences between resident and disperser phenotypes is synthetized. In a last part, the effects of range expansion on dispersal traits and performance is examined, in particular for insects from range edges and invasion fronts. Finally, some research perspectives are proposed in the last part of the review.
Keywords: fecundity hostile matrix life-history mating morphology movement range expansion reproduction wing-dimorphic wing-monomorphic
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Chastel C., Demazure M., Chastel O., Genevois F., Legrand M.C., Grulet O., Odermatt M. & Le Goff F. (1993). A rickettsia-like organism from Ixodes uriae ticks collected on the Kerguelen Islands (French subantarctic territories). Acta Virol., 37, 11–20.
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Fourati H, Manamanni N, Afilal L, Handrich Y, . (2009). A rigid body attitude estimation for Bio-logging application: A quaternion-based nonlinear filter approach
. Bachelor's thesis, IEEE, .
Abstract: Bio-logging is a new interdisciplinary research area at the intersection of animal behavior and bioengineering. It involves several applications such as determination of specific parameters (attitude, acceleration, and position) via a new generation of mechatronic systems. The aim of this paper concerns the animal motion estimation problem using low-cost sensors fusion. A quaternion-based nonlinear observer for the tracking of rigid body attitude (orientation) and heading using measurements provided from low cost inertial and magnetic sensors is presented. The algorithm combines low-frequency, 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis magnetometer, data with high frequency 3-axis gyroscope measurement. Then, to increase the performance and reduce the computational requirements, we exploit the sensor readings directly in the designed observer. Using the estimated attitude, the linear acceleration is then derived. This latter will be used in the future to evaluate the animal energy index and its mechanical work. Finally, some experimental results, using the measurements provided by an inertial sensor put on dog are given to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed algorithm.
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. (2021). A risk assessment of the effects of mercury on Baltic Sea, Greater North Sea and North Atlantic wildlife, fish and bivalves (Vol. 146).
Abstract: A wide range of species, including marine mammals, seabirds, birds of prey, fish and bivalves, were investigated for potential population health risks resulting from contemporary (post 2000) mercury (Hg) exposure, using novel risk thresholds based on literature and de novo contamination data. The main geographic focus is on the Baltic Sea, while data from the same species in adjacent waters, such as the Greater North Sea and North Atlantic, were included for comparative purposes. For marine mammals, 23% of the groups, each composing individuals of a specific sex and maturity from the same species in a specific study region, showed Hg-concentrations within the High Risk Category (HRC) and Severe Risk Category (SRC). The corresponding percentages for seabirds, fish and bivalves were 2.7%, 25% and 8.0%, respectively, although fish and bivalves were not represented in the SRC. Juveniles from all species showed to be at no or low risk. In comparison to the same species in the adjacent waters, i.e. the Greater North Sea and the North Atlantic, the estimated risk for Baltic populations is not considerably higher. These findings suggest that over the past few decades the Baltic Sea has improved considerably with respect to presenting Hg exposure to its local species, while it does still carry a legacy of elevated Hg levels resulting from high neighbouring industrial and agricultural activity and slow water turnover regime.
Keywords: Biological effect Bird of prey Hg Marine mammal Risk threshold Seabird
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. (2014). A roadmap for Antarctic and Southern Ocean science for the next two decades and beyond
. Antarct. Sci., 27(01), 3–18.
Keywords: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, extraordinary logistics, future directions, horizon scan, research priorities, technological challenges,
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Gabarrou J.F., Duchamp C., Williams J. & Geraert P.A. (1997). A role for thyroid hormones in the regulation of diet-induced thermogenesis in birds. Br. J. Nutr., 78, 963–973.
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Belviso S., Moulin C., Bopp L., Cosme E., Chapman, E., and Aranami, K. (2004). A satellite-based method for estimating global oceanic DMS and its applicationin a 3-D atmospheric GCM. Emissions of atmospheric trace, 8, 317–345.
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Brinton K.L.F., Engrand C., Glavin D.P., Bada J.L. & Maurette M. (1998). A search for extraterrestrial amino acids in carbonaceous antarctic micrometeorites. Origins of life and evolution of biospheres, 28, 413–424.
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De Linage, C., Hinderer, J., & Rogister, Y. (2007). A search for the ratio between gravity variation and vertical displacement due to a surface load. Geophysical journal international, 171, 986–994.
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