@article{fdi:010065503,
  title = {{W}eathering a dynamic seascape : influences of wind and rain on a seabird's year-round activity budgets},
  author = {{P}istorius, {P}. {A}. and {H}indell, {M}. {A}. and {T}remblay, {Y}ann and {R}ishworth, {G}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}ow animals respond to varying environmental conditions is fundamental to ecology and is a question that has gained impetus due to mounting evidence indicating negative effects of global change on biodiversity. {B}ehavioural plasticity is one mechanism that enables individuals and species to deal with environmental changes, yet for many taxa information on behavioural parameters and their capacity to change are lacking or restricted to certain periods within the annual cycle. {T}his is particularly true for seabirds where year-round behavioural information is intrinsically challenging to acquire due to their reliance on the marine environment where they are difficult to study. {U}sing data from over 13,000 foraging trips throughout the annual cycle, acquired using new-generation automated {VHF} technology, we described sex-specific, year-round activity budgets in {C}ape gannets. {U}sing these data we investigated the role of weather (wind and rain) on foraging activity and time allocated to nest attendance. {F}oraging activity was clearly influenced by wind speed, wind direction and rainfall during and outside the breeding season. {G}enerally, strong wind conditions throughout the year resulted in relatively short foraging trips. {B}irds spent longer periods foraging when rainfall was moderate. {N}est attendance, which was sex-specific outside of the breeding season, was also influenced by meteorological conditions. {L}arge amounts of rainfall (> 2.5 mm per hour) and strong winds (> 13 m s(-1)) resulted in gannets spending shorter amounts of time at their nests. {W}e discuss these findings in terms of life history strategies and implications for the use of seabirds as bio-indicators.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {DU} {SUD} ; {ALGOA} {BAIE} ; {BENGUELA} ; {AGULHAS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {e0142623 [17 p.]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0142623},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065503},
}