Demographic parameters were estimated for snow petrels Pagodroma nivea nesting at Pointe Géologie Archipelago, Adélie Land, Antarctica between 1963 and 1990; 21 years of data on adult survival and 27 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The breeding biology of Snow Petrels (Pagodroma nivea) at Robertskollen, a group of nunataks (isolated peaks of land) 130 km from the ...

The arrival of the new year is a prime time for Antarctic birds like the south polar skua, Antarctic petrel, and snow petrel to build nests and lay their eggs. However, from December 2021 to January ...

I'm back in New Zealand now, but here's one more note from my trip to Antarctica. I spent last week on Cape Crozier, Ross Island, accompanied by four people and a half-million penguins. We camped in ...

Anyone who has seen the documentary "March of the Penguins" (also known as the best movie ever) knows how rough polar life can be. Polar seabirds are adapted to withstand the Antarctic's uniquely ...

December and January represent breeding season for seabirds in Antarctica, a time when there should be thousands of active nests. But strong snowstorms during the 2021-2022 season made it difficult ...

Extreme storms in Antarctica prevented tens of thousands of seabirds reproducing last year, and if climate change causes similar events in the future, it could accelerate a decline in numbers.

Angelier, Frédéric, Moe, Borge, Blanc, Samuel, and Chastel, Olivier. 2009. "What Factors Drive Prolactin and Corticosterone Responses to Stress in a Long-Lived Bird Species (Snow Petrel Pagodroma ...