Sustained fast travel by a gray-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) riding an antartic storm

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Autor(a) principal: Catry, Paulo
Data de Publicação: 2004
Outros Autores: Phillips, Richard A., Croxall, John P.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1474
Resumo: A Gray-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) was recorded traveling, in the course of a foraging trip, at a minimum average ground speed of >110 km h–1 for ~9 h with virtually no rest. A er taking into account the sinuosity of albatross fl ight, actual mean ground speed was predicted to be ≥127 km h–1, achieved in association with high tailwinds during an Antarctic storm. Despite its high speed and the storminess of the sea, the albatross still managed to successfully locate and capture prey at a rate comparable to that achieved under less extreme conditions. This individual’s performance suggests that albatrosses have the capacity to maintain positive energy budgets while quickly covering long distances and taking advantage of the strong winds that are frequent in the Southern Ocean.
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spelling Sustained fast travel by a gray-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) riding an antartic stormA Gray-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) was recorded traveling, in the course of a foraging trip, at a minimum average ground speed of >110 km h–1 for ~9 h with virtually no rest. A er taking into account the sinuosity of albatross fl ight, actual mean ground speed was predicted to be ≥127 km h–1, achieved in association with high tailwinds during an Antarctic storm. Despite its high speed and the storminess of the sea, the albatross still managed to successfully locate and capture prey at a rate comparable to that achieved under less extreme conditions. This individual’s performance suggests that albatrosses have the capacity to maintain positive energy budgets while quickly covering long distances and taking advantage of the strong winds that are frequent in the Southern Ocean.The American Ornithologist UnionRepositório do ISPACatry, PauloPhillips, Richard A.Croxall, John P.2012-06-20T19:42:22Z2004-01-01T00:00:00Z2004-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1474engThe Auk, 121 (4), 1208-12130004-8038info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-05T16:37:32Zoai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/1474Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:19:34.686540Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Sustained fast travel by a gray-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) riding an antartic storm
spellingShingle Sustained fast travel by a gray-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) riding an antartic storm
Catry, Paulo
title_short Sustained fast travel by a gray-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) riding an antartic storm
title_full Sustained fast travel by a gray-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) riding an antartic storm
title_fullStr Sustained fast travel by a gray-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) riding an antartic storm
title_full_unstemmed Sustained fast travel by a gray-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) riding an antartic storm
title_sort Sustained fast travel by a gray-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) riding an antartic storm
author Catry, Paulo
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Phillips, Richard A.
Croxall, John P.
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Croxall, John P.
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Phillips, Richard A.
Croxall, John P.
description A Gray-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) was recorded traveling, in the course of a foraging trip, at a minimum average ground speed of >110 km h–1 for ~9 h with virtually no rest. A er taking into account the sinuosity of albatross fl ight, actual mean ground speed was predicted to be ≥127 km h–1, achieved in association with high tailwinds during an Antarctic storm. Despite its high speed and the storminess of the sea, the albatross still managed to successfully locate and capture prey at a rate comparable to that achieved under less extreme conditions. This individual’s performance suggests that albatrosses have the capacity to maintain positive energy budgets while quickly covering long distances and taking advantage of the strong winds that are frequent in the Southern Ocean.
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