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Satellite tracking of sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) during their pre-laying “exodus” and incubation

  • Publication Type

    Journal

  • Publication Year

    2007

  • Author(s)

    I.S. Söhle; C.J.R. Robertson; D.G. Nicholls; H. Mouritsen; B. Frost; H. Moller

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    54, 3

  • Pagination

    180-188

  • Article Type

    Paper

  • DOI

Keywords

breeding; New Zealand; Puffinus griseus; satellite tracking; Sooty Shearwater


Satellite tracking of sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) during their pre-laying “exodus” and incubation

Notornis, 54 (3), 180-188

I.S. Söhle; C.J.R. Robertson; D.G. Nicholls; H. Mouritsen; B. Frost; H. Moller (2007)

Article Type: Paper

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Platform terminal transmitters (PTTs) using the CLS:Argos System were attached to adult sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) at Taiaroa Head, South I, New Zealand. Three PTTs were attached to adults during the pre-breeding period, and 2 were attached to adults during the incubation period. During the pre-laying excursion, 1 male flew a minimum distance of 7700 km over 34 days while another male flew 4200 km during 28 days. The minimum distance flown by a female was 3700 km during 16 days. Pre-breeding birds mainly frequented waters 1000 m deep.