:: Scientific Publications
Papers are periodically published in various Scientific Journals by our team of researchers and some of these may be downloaded and viewed in PDF format here. Papers are listed by alphabetical order of the author. Please click on the PDF icon to start the download of the paper.

242kb	Catry P, Almeida A, Lecoq M, Granadeiro JP, Matias R, (2011). "Low breeding success and sharp population decline at the largest known Falkland skua colony". Polar Biology.
155kb	Catry P, Phillips RA, Forster IP, Matias R, Lecoq M, Granadeiro JP, Strange IJ, (2010). "Brood-guarding duration in black-browed albatrosses Thalassarche melanophris: temporal, geographical and individual variation". Journal of Avian Biology.
355kb	Catry P, Lecoq M, Strange IJ, (2008). "Population growth and density, diet and breeding success of striated caracaras Phalcoboenus australis on New Island, Falkland Islands". Polar Biology.
237kb	Catry P, Silva MC, MacKay S, Campos A, Masello J, Quillfeldt P, Strange IJ, (2007). "Can Thin-billed prions Pachyptila belcheri breed successfully on an island with introduced rats, mice and cats? The case of New Island, Falkland Islands". Polar Biology.
253kb	Catry P, Campos A, Segurado P, Silva M, Strange I, (2003). "Population census and nesting habitat selection of thin-billed prion Pachyptila belcheri on New Island, Falkland Islands". Polar Biology.
140kb	Demongin L, Poisbleau M, Matias R, Granadeiro JP, (2009). "Adoption of a Southern Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) chick by a Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)". Ornitologia Neotropical.
501kb	Demongin L, Poisbleau M, Rey AR, Schiavini A, Quillfeldt P, Ecens M, Strange IJ, (2010). "Geographical variation in egg size dimorphism in rockhopper penguins". Polar Biology.
451kb	Demongin L, Poisbleau M, Strange G, Strange IJ, (2010). "Second and Third Records of Snares Penguins (Eudyptes robustus) in the Falkland Islands". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology.
149kb	Demongin L, Poisbleau M, Strange IJ, (in press). "Effects of severe rains on the mortality of Southern Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) chicks and its impact on breeding success". Ornitologia Neotropical.
140kb	Duckworth A, Masello J, Mundry R, Quillfeldt P, (2009). "Functional characterization of begging calls in Thin-billed Prions Pachyptila belcheri chicks". Acta Ornithologica.
630kb	Granadeiro JP, Phillips RA, Brickle P, Catry P, (2011). "Albatrosses Following Fishing Vessels: How Badly Hooked Are They on an Easy Meal?". Journal PLoS One.
192kb	Matias R, Catry P, Pearman M, Morrison M, (2009). Vagrancy of Northern Rockhopper penguins Eudyptes moseleyi to the Falkland Islands". Marine Ornithology.
327kb	Matias R, Catry P, (2007). "The diet of feral cats at New Island, Falkland Islands, and impact on breeding seabirds". Polar Biology.
94kb	Michalik A, McGill RAR, Furness RW, Eggers T, van Noordvijk HJ, Quillfeldt P, (2010). "Black and white – does melanin change the bulk carbon and nitrogen isotope values of feathers?". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry.
902kb	Phillips RA, Catry P, Silk JRD, Bearhop S, McGill R, Afanasyev V, Strange IJ, (2007). "Movements, winter distribution and activity patterns of Falkland and brown skuas: insights from loggers and isotopes". Marine Ecology Progress Series.
549kb	Poisbleau M, Demongin L, Strange IJ, Otley H, Quillfeldt P, (2008). "Aspects of the breeding biology of the southern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes c. chrysocome and new consideration on the intrinsic capacity of the A-egg". Polar Biology.
553kb	Poisbleau M, Demongin L, Angelier F, Dano S, Lacroix A, Quillfeldt P, (2009). "What ecological factors can affect albumen corticosterone levels in the clutches of seabirds? Timing of breeding, disturbance and laying order in rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome)." General Comparative Endocrinology.
705kb	Poisbleau M, Demongin L, Trouve C, Quillfeldt P, (2009). "Maternal deposition of yolk corticosterone in clutches of southern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome)". Hormones and Behaviour.
298kb	Poisbleau M, Demongin L, Strange IJ, Ecens M, Quillfeldt P, (in press). "Is the reduced incubation time for B-eggs in Rockhopper Penguins Eudyptes chrysocome linked to egg density variation?". Journal of Ornithology.
168kb	Quillfeldt P, Poisbleau M, Chastel O, Masello J, (2007). "Corticosterone in thin-billed prion Pachyptila belcheri chicks: diel rhythm, timing of fledging and nutritional stress." Naturwissenschaften.
256kb	Quillfeldt P, Masello JF, Strange IJ, (2003). "Breeding biology of the thin-billed prion Pachyptila belcheri at New Island, Falkland Islands: egg desertion, breeding success and chick provisioning in the poor season 2002/2003". Polar Biology
286kb	Quillfeldt P, Masello JF, Strange IJ, Buchanan K, (2006). "Begging and provisioning of thin-billed prions, Pachyptila belcheri, are related to testosterone and corticosterone". Animal Behaviour.
280kb	Quillfeldt P, Strange IJ, Segelbacher G, Masello JF, (2007). "Male and female contributions to provisioning rates of thin-billed prions, Pachyptila belcheri, in the South Atlantic". Journal of Ornithology.
215kb	Quillfeldt P, Ruiz G, Rivera MA, Masello JF, (2008). "Variability in leucocyte profiles in thin-billed prions Pachyptila belcheri". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology.
329kb	Quillfeldt P, Bugoni L, McGill RAR, Masello JF, Furness R, (2008). "Differences in stable isotopes in blood and feathers of seabirds are consistent across species, age and latitude: implications for food web studies". Marine Biology.
315kb 54kb - Appendices to above paper	Quillfeldt P, McGill RAR, Masello JF, Weiss F, Strange IJ, Brickle P, Furness RW, (2008). "Stable isotope analysis reveals sexual and environmental variability and individual consistency in foraging of thin-billed prions". Marine Ecology Progress Series.
421kb	Quillfeldt P, Everaert N, Buyse J, Masello JF, Dridi S, (2009). "Relationship between plasma leptin-like protein levels, begging and provisioning in nestling thin-billed prions Pachyptila belcheri". General and Comparative Endocrinology.
378kb	Quillfeldt P, Poisbleau M, Chastel O, Masello JF, (2009). "Acute stress hyporesponsive period in nestling Thin-billed prions Pachyptila belcheri". Journal of Comparative Physiology.
143kb	Quillfeldt P, McGill RAR, Masello JF, Poisbleau M, van Noordwijk HJ, Demongin L, Furness RW, (2009). "Differences in the stable isotope signatures of seabird egg membrane and albumen – implications for non-invasive studies". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry.
893kb	Quillfeldt P, Masello RF, McGill RAR, Adams M, Furness RW, (2010). "Moving polewards in winter: a recent change in the migratory strategy of a pelagic seabird?". Frontiers in Zoology
344kb	Quillfeldt P, Michalik A, Veit-Köhler G, Strange IJ, Masello JF, (2010). "Inter-annual changes in diet and foraging trip lengths in a small pelagic seabird, the thin-billed prion Pachyptila belcheri". Marine Biology.
2.58mb	Quillfeldt P, Schenk I, McGill RAR, Strange IJ, Masello JF, Gladbach A, Roesch V, Furness RW, (2008). "Introduced mammals coexist with seabirds at New Island, Falkland Islands: abundance, habitat preferences, and stable isotope analysis of diet". Polar Biology.
181kb	Quillfeldt P, Poisbleau M, Mundry R, Masello JF, (2010). "Are acoustical parameters of begging call elements of thin-billed prions related to chick condition?". Acta Ethologica.
216kb	Quillfeldt P, Voigt CC, Masello JF, (2010). "Plasticity versus repeatability in seabird migratory behaviour". Behavioural Ecology & Sociobiology.
331kb	Quillfeldt P, Strange IJ, Masello JF, (2007). "Sea surface temperatures and behavioural buffering capacity in thin-billed prions Pachyptila belcheri: breeding success, provisioning and chick begging". Journal of Avian Biology.
91kb	Reid TA, Lecoq M, Catry P, (2006). "The white-chinned petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis population of the Falkland Islands". Marine Ornithology.
415kb	Weiss F, Furness RW, McGill RAR, Strange IJ, Masello JF, Quillfeldt P, (2009). "Trophic segregation of Falkland Islands seabirds: insights from stable isotope analysis". Polar Biology.