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Population dynamics in a long‐lived seabird: I. Impact of breeding activity on survival and breeding probability in unbanded king penguins

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BOHEC, CÉLINE LE, GAUTHIER‐CLERC, MICHEL, GRÉMILLET, DAVID, PRADEL, ROGER, BÉCHET, ARNAUD, GENDNER, JEAN‐PAUL, MAHO, YVON LE·2007·Journal of Animal Ecology
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01268.x
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Summary: Understanding the trade‐off between current reproductive effort, future survival and future breeding attempts is crucial for demographic analyses and life history studies. We investigated this trade‐off in a population of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) marked individually with transponders using multistate capture–recapture models. This colonial seabird species has a low annual proportion of non‐breeders (13%), despite a breeding cycle which lasts over 1 year. To draw inferences about the consequences of non‐breeding, we tested for an effect of reproductive activity on survival and on the probability of subsequent breeding. We found that birds non‐breeding in year t show the same survival rate as breeders (two‐states analysis: breeding and non‐breeding). However, breeders had a lower probability of breeding again the following year. This negative phenotypic correlation suggests the existence of reproductive costs affecting future breeding probability, but it might also be strengthened by late arrival for courtship in year t. A three‐state analysis including breeding success revealed that failed breeders in year t have a lower probability to reproduce successfully in year t + 1 than non‐breeders in year t, providing some evidence for the existence of reproductive costs. Moreover, successful breeders showed higher survival probability. This positive phenotypic correlation between current reproduction and subsequent survival supports the hypothesis of an heterogeneity in individual quality. Males breeding in year t had a lower probability to breed again in year t + 1 than females, suggesting higher reproductive costs for this sex. Such additional costs might be due to higher male parental investment in the final phase of chick‐rearing, which also delays the arrival of males in year t + 1, and decreases their breeding probability. Our study is the first to explore the breeding biology and the demography of penguins without the disturbance of flipper‐bands.

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  • Penguins have a generally high annual adult survival (0.8-0.9).

    “As long-lived species, penguins have a generally high annual adult survival (0.8-0.9; e.g., Le Bohec et al. 2007), favouring the re-sighting of individuals with plumage aberrations (Juáres et al. 2011).”

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    Table 3 reports mean annual survival estimates of 0.844 for failed breeders, 0.902 for non-breeders and 0.971 for successful breeders, supporting the general point that adult survival is high. But these estimates are for king penguins, not penguins generally, and the successful-breeder estimate exceeds the stated 0.8–0.9 range. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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BOHEC, C. L., GAUTHIER‐CLERC, M., GRÉMILLET, D., PRADEL, R., BÉCHET, A., GENDNER, J., & MAHO, Y. L.
Affiliations
  • Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR)
  • Tour du Valat (FR)
  • University of Cape Town (ZA)
  • Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive (FR)
Corresponding author
BOHEC, CÉLINE LE
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Venue
Journal of Animal Ecology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2007-07-23
Volume
76
Issue
6
Pages
1149-1160
ISSN
  • 0021-8790 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2656
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01268.x
OpenAlex
W1994621612
Cited by
79
References
1
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FWCI
1.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Animal Ecology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Polar Knowledge Canada
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
  • Fondation des Treilles
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Avian ecology and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Marine animal studies overview
Keywords
king penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, reproductive costs, survival, breeding probability, breeding success, life-history trade-offs, sex differences in reproduction, parental investment, breeding biology, seabird demography
MeSH terms
Animals, Antarctic Regions, Breeding, Female, Male, Mortality, Population Dynamics, Probability, Reproduction, Sex Characteristics, Survival, Time Factors, Spheniscidae

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