Research Catalog

Title

The Adélie penguin : bellwether of climate change / David G. Ainley.

Author

Ainley, David G.

Publication

New York : Columbia University Press, [2002], ©2002.

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Description

xiv, 310 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Subject

• Adélie penguin > Climatic factors

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-303) and index.

Contents

• Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Marine Ecology -- A Primer on Sea Ice As It Applies to Adelie Penguins -- At-Sea Range and Habitat -- Diet -- Prey Capture -- Foraging Behavior -- Foraging Cycles and Energetics -- How Much Prey Must Adelie Penguins Capture? -- Ch. 3. Breeding Populations: Size and Distribution -- What Is a Penguin Colony? -- Adelie Penguin Colonies and Their Distribution in Antarctica -- Geographic Structure -- Factors Affecting the Distribution of Breeding Colonies -- Ch. 4. The Annual Cycle -- Colonial Nesting: Constraints and Advantages -- Timing of Nesting: General Considerations -- The Pattern of Colony Occupation -- Timing of Nesting: Geographic Variation -- Timing of Nesting: Effect of Age -- The Molt -- Further Thoughts About the Adelie Penguin's Annual Cycle -- Ch. 5. The Occupation Period: Pair Formation, Egg Laying, and Incubation -- Age at First Breeding -- Nests and Territories -- Pair Formation and Retention --
• Egg-Laying Date -- Eggs -- Incubation -- Hatching Success -- Further Thoughts -- Ch. 6. The Reoccupation Period: Chicks and Breeding Success -- The Chick -- Phases of Parental Care -- Chick Survival -- Fledging -- Breeding Success -- What Breeding Patterns of Related Species Tell Us About Adelie Penguins -- Reproductive Effort: Age Versus Experience -- Ch. 7. Predation -- Killer Whale -- Leopard Seal -- South Polar Skua -- Ch. 8. Demography -- Why Three-Year-Olds Risk Breeding -- Fecundity -- Survivorship and Age Structure -- Why Is Breeding Deferred? -- The Balance of Demographic Variables -- Ch. 9. The Bellwether of Climate Change -- Trends in Adelie Penguin Populations -- Factors Explaining Population Trends -- Patterns Revealed in the Prehistoric Record -- Final Thoughts.

ISBN

• 023112306X (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0231123078 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2002024704

OCLC

• ocm49260770
• SCSB-4336901

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries