12 results on '"Rey, Andrea"'
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2. Variation in the trophic niche and food provisioning between the early and late chick-rearing stages in Magellanic penguins Spheniscus magellanicus at Martillo Island, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
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Dodino, Samanta, Riccialdelli, Luciana, Polito, Michael J., Pütz, Klemens, and Rey, Andrea Raya
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- 2023
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3. Intraspecific trophic variation during the early chick-rearing period in Magellanic penguins Spheniscus magellanicus: influence of age and colony location
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Dodino, Samanta, Riccialdelli, Luciana, Polito, Michael J., Pütz, Klemens, and Rey, Andrea Raya
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- 2022
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4. Breeding biology of Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at the Beagle Channel: interannual variation and its relationship with foraging behaviour
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Scioscia, Gabriela, Raya Rey, Andrea, and Schiavini, Adrián
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- 2016
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5. Intra- and interannual variation in the diet of the Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) at Martillo Island, Beagle Channel
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Scioscia, Gabriela, Raya Rey, Andrea, Saenz Samaniego, Ricardo A., Florentín, Olga, and Schiavini, Adrián
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- 2014
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6. Marine protected areas in the southern south‐west Atlantic: Insights from marine top predator communities.
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Dellabianca, Natalia A., Torres, Mónica A., Ordoñez, Constanza, Fioramonti, Nicolás, and Raya Rey, Andrea
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TOP predators ,MARINE parks & reserves ,NUTRIENT cycles ,PREDATION ,MARINE mammals ,NUMBERS of species ,MARINE ecology ,ENVIRONMENTAL engineering - Abstract
The marine ecosystem provides numerous goods and services, dampens the impacts of floods and storms, and provides climate control, through the regulation of carbon fluxes, nutrient cycling, and the bioremediation of human waste and tourism. However, the ocean is vulnerable to anthropogenic threats and has been severely altered by humans.Seabirds and marine mammals are long lived, highly mobile, easily identifiable, and occupy the upper levels of trophic webs. These ecological features make them suitable as sentinels of the marine ecosystem.Sighting data collected during eight oceanographic surveys were analysed to describe and compare the biodiversity of the communities of top predators within the marine protected areas (MPAs) of Namuncurá/Burdwood Bank I and II and the surrounding areas in two contrasting seasons (summer and winter). Data were grouped into six zones based on depth and geographic position.Twenty‐five species of seabirds and 13 species of marine mammals were recorded in 113 days of surveys between 2014 and 2018. Top predator community composition varied seasonally in the different zones.A suite of indicator species was identified according to their specificity and fidelity to a particular zone. Most of the species identified as potentially useful indicators differed between summer and winter, highlighting the importance of conducting systematic surveys in both periods.The MPAs Namuncurá/Burdwood Bank I and II are key areas for top predator communities in the region, mainly in summer when the number and abundance of species increase. However, the waters around Isla de los Estados and the channel between Isla de los Estados and Burdwood Bank were also identified as a relevant habitat for many species. This knowledge should be included to create a regional network of areas under special management considerations that connect the established MPAs with other key pelagic and coastal areas (as found in this study) for the conservation of subantarctic marine megafauna. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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7. Linking foraging behavior and diet in a diving seabird.
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Harris, Sabrina, Quintana, Flavio, Ciancio, Javier, Riccialdelli, Luciana, and Raya Rey, Andrea
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IMPERIAL shag ,FORAGING behavior ,SEA birds ,REMOTE sensing equipment ,STABLE isotopes ,ENGRAULIS anchoita ,FOOD - Abstract
Foraging behavior and diet of breeding seabirds may be analysed simultaneously with the combined use of remote sensing devices and stable isotope analysis. Imperial shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps, breeding at Punta León colony, Argentina, were equipped with global positioning system (GPS) loggers to record foraging trips and blood samples were taken after removal of the devices in order to analyse their nitrogen and carbon stable isotope composition in whole blood and plasma. Whole blood was correlated to plasma isotopic composition for each individual (n = 35), linking diet in the short and medium term. Sexes did not differ in isotopic signatures. The maximum distance reached and the total number of dives that individuals made on two consecutive foraging trips were correlated to their plasma nitrogen isotopic signature. Individuals that went further from the colony and dived fewer times presented more positive signatures, indicative of benthic prey consumption ( e.g. Raneya brasiliensis). Diet was predominantly benthic with some individuals incorporating pelagic prey ( Engraulis anchoita) and even cephalopods ( Octopus tehuelchus). Within breeding pairs (n = 9), different combinations of foraging and prey preferences were observed. Estimated trophic levels of these individuals were similar to those of the same species in other colonies further south along the Patagonian coast. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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8. Mercury and stable isotopes portray colony-specific foraging grounds in southern rockhopper penguins over the Patagonian Shelf.
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Lois, Nicolás A., Balza, Ulises, Brasso, Rebecka, Dodino, Samanta, Pütz, Klemens, Polito, Michael J., Riccialdelli, Luciana, Ciancio, Javier, Quillfeldt, Petra, Mahler, Bettina, and Rey, Andrea Raya
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MERCURY isotopes ,PENGUINS - Published
- 2022
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9. Sexual differences in the foraging behaviour of Magellanic Penguins related to stage of breeding.
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Rey, Andrea Raya, Pütz, Klemens, Scioscia, Gabriela, Lüthi, Benno, and Schiavini, Adrián
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PENGUIN behavior , *ANIMAL sexual behavior , *ANIMAL breeding , *FORAGING behavior , *EGG incubation - Abstract
Understanding the foraging behaviour of seabirds and its plasticity is vital to establish their role in marine food webs and their use as indicators of change in the availability of prey. The foraging behaviour of penguins is known to differ with locality, sex, stage of breeding and between years. We studied the diving behaviour of breeding Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus), using time-depth recorders, during incubation and brooding in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 breeding seasons at Isla Martillo, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Foraging trips during the incubation period were longer than those during the brooding period for both sexes in both years of the study. Sex-related differences in foraging behaviour were observed during the incubation stage. During the incubation stage females performed longer foraging trips than males, foraging effort was lower, and did not dive as deep as males in both years. Foraging success was lower for females than males during incubation only in 2003. Our results suggest that sexual differences, expressed as differences in the foraging parameters of males and females, only develop when Fuegian Sprat (Sprattus fuegensis), the main prey in this locality, is not abundant close to the colony. Females may be extending the volume of water they can exploit by extending the duration of trips (horizontal distance), whereas males do so by diving deeper (vertical distance). Our results show the fundamental differences in foraging strategies between the sexes in Magellanic Penguin are a consequence of environmental conditions not morphological differences between sexes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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10. Mercury exposure driven by geographic and trophic factors in Magellanic penguins from Tierra del Fuego.
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Dodino, Samanta, Riccialdelli, Luciana, Polito, Michael J., Pütz, Klemens, Brasso, Rebecka L., and Raya Rey, Andrea
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MERCURY ,FORAGING behavior ,HEAVY metals ,PENGUINS ,ISOTOPIC analysis ,OLDER people - Abstract
Penguins accumulate mercury due to their long-life span together with their high trophic position. We sampled adult and juveniles' feathers from three colonies of Spheniscus magellanicus from Tierra del Fuego along an inshore-offshore corridor. We integrated toxicological information (mercury concentrations) and foraging biomarkers (δ
13 C, δ15 N) into a common data analysis framework (isotopic niche analysis) to evaluate the influence of age, location, and foraging behaviors on mercury concentrations. Adults had higher feather mercury concentrations, δ13 C, and δ15 N values compared to juveniles. Also, adult and juvenile feather mercury concentrations differed between colonies, with lower mercury concentrations at the nearest inshore colony relative to the farther offshore colonies. Trophic position and the isotopic niche analyses suggest that this geographic gradient in mercury concentrations is due to differences in colonies' foraging areas. Understanding penguins' exposure to mercury derived from local food webs is a crucial first step in evaluating the impacts of this heavy metal on their conservation status. [Display omitted] • Hg contamination differed between colony location and individual ages. • A geographic [Hg] gradient was explained by differences in foraging areas. • Adults showed higher Hg concentrations respect to juveniles. • Trophic positions did not explain Hg biomagnification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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11. Patrón de divergencia genética, dimensiones del nicho ecológico e impactos del cambio climático en los pingüinos penacho amarillo
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Lois, Nicolás Alejandro and Raya Rey, Andrea Nélida
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VULNERABILITY ,AVES MARINAS ,STABLE ISOTOPES ,DEMOGRAFIA ,SEABIRDS ,CONSERVATION ,DEMOGRAPHY ,VULNERABILIDAD ,ISOTOPOS ESTABLES ,CONSERVACION - Abstract
A partir de un enfoque interdisciplinario, esta tesis doctoral explora los factores ecológicos y ambientales que regulan la conectividad global y regional de los pingüinos penacho amarillo y realiza una evaluación de la vulnerabilidad de estas especies frente al contexto actual de cambio climático global. El uso de técnicas de secuenciación de genomas completos a nivel poblacional detectó la presencia de tres especies a nivel global: los pingüinos penacho amarillo del norte (Eudyptes moseleyi), del sur (E. chrysocome) y del este (E. filholi). Además, permitió describir una estructuración anidada que separa grupos intraespecíficos dentro de las especies con diferente grado de diferenciación. La principal característica ambiental que correlaciona con la divergencia de las especies es el frente subantártico. Sin embargo, dicho frente no permite explicar la estructuración de menor escala encontrada ni la segregación de la especie del sur de la del este. A fin de comprender los procesos que regulan el flujo génico a escala regional, se focalizó en los pingüinos de penacho amarillo del sur (E. chrysocome) que habitan las costas de Sudamérica. No se encontró ningún rasgo oceanográfico que correlacione con la estructura interna reportada que separa las poblaciones de Malvinas de las del sur de Tierra del Fuego. No obstante, se encontró una baja superposición entre estos grupos en el comportamiento de forrajeo inferido a partir del análisis de isótopos estables y el seguimiento satelital de la migración invernal, lo que podría explicar la estructuración encontrada. Por otro lado, una fundación reciente de una colonia en las costas de Santa Cruz e individuos colectados en un evento de mortalidad en las costas patagónicas fueron ambos asignados a la población de Malvinas, lo que es sustentado por el uso que tienen los individuos de Malvinas de estas zonas para alimentarse. Además, se encontraron diferencias en la concentración de mercurio en plumas entre ambos grupos, con una prevalencia de este metal en plumas particularmente alta para los individuos del grupo de Tierra del Fuego de aproximadamente el triple que en los individuos de Malvinas. Estas diferencias en el forrajeo y la exposición a contaminantes denotan la importancia de considerar la estructura regional encontrada a la hora de evaluar el estado de conservación de la especie. Por último, se realizó una evaluación de vulnerabilidad para cada especie y grupo genético descripto en función de su sensibilidad y exposición al cambio climático. Se resumieron los datos demográficos y ecológicos junto con los rasgos de la historia de vida para obtener un índice de sensibilidad de cada grupo. Se generó un índice de exposición a través de un conjunto de 7 modelos climáticos de temperatura de la superficie del mar para dos escenarios del CMIP6: SSP2-4.5 y SSP5-8.5. Las colonias de E. filholi en general, y sus poblaciones del océano Índico en particular, obtuvieron los valores más elevados de vulnerabilidad. El grupo del océano Índico de la especie E. moseleyi presenta la mayor sensibilidad asociada a sus bajos tamaños poblacionales. La baja conectividad entre los grupos intraespecíficos dentro de E. moseleyi y E. chrysocome presenta un desafío para asegurar su conservación. E. chrysocome en general es la especie con menores valores de exposición, sensibilidad y vulnerabilidad. Los grupos evaluados en este estudio presentan un nivel alto de estructuración que admite considerarlos unidades independientes de conservación. Por lo tanto, sería recomendable que su conservación sea planteada en función de la escala espacial de conectividad detectada y sea ponderada por el nivel de vulnerabilidad inferido para cada grupo. Through an interdisciplinary approach, this PhD thesis explores the ecological and oceanographic drivers of global and regional connectivity in the rockhopper penguins and assesses their vulnerability to current climate change. Whole-genome sequencing confirmed the divergence of three species at the global scale: the northern (Eudyptes moseleyi), the southern (E. chrysocome) and the eastern rockhopper penguins (E. filholi). A nested structure was found within the three proposed species with different degree of divergence. The main oceanographic feature which correlates with species division is the subantarctic front. However, further regional structure can not be explained by this front, which opened questions on behavioral or life-history traits which could drive this segregation. In order to understand the processes that regulate gene flow at the regional scale, the focus was set to E. chrysocome that inhabit South America. In this area, no oceanographic feature correlates with the genetic pattern found, which splits colonies from Malvinas and Tierra del Fuego. Nevertheless, differences were found in foraging behavior inferred through stable isotope analysis and satellite tracking of winter migration. Also, a recently founded colony in Santa Cruz and stranded individuals in continental Patagonia were all assigned to Malvinas population, which is supported by the extensive presence of foraging individuals from Malvinas in this area. Lastly, a three-fold higher mercury concentration in feathers was found in Tierra del Fuego individuals. These differences in foraging and exposure to contaminants denotes the relevance of taking into account regional intraspecific genetic structure in conservation status assessments. Finally, a vulnerability assessment was performed for each described genetic group based on sensitivity and exposure to climate change. Demographic and ecological data was summarized together with life history traits for each cluster in order to score them and obtain a sensitivity index. The exposure index was built through the ensemble of 7 climate models for sea surface temperature for two CMIP6 ScenarioMIP experiments: SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5. E. filholi colonies in general, and the Indian Ocean populations in particular, obtained the highest vulnerability values. The Indian Ocean group of E. moseleyi presents the highest sensitivity, mainly driven by its low population size. The low connectivity between the intraspecific groups within E. moseleyi and E. chrysocome poses yet another challenge to ensure their conservation. E. chrysocome is the species with the lowest exposure, sensitivity and vulnerability values. The groups evaluated in this study present high genetic structure levels that allows considering them as independent conservation units. In this sense, conservation measures should be designed based on the spatial scale of connectivity described in this study and weighted by the level of vulnerability inferred for each group evaluated. Fil: Lois, Nicolás Alejandro. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.
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- 2021
12. Prey search behavior of the Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax Atriceps): characterization, individual consistencies and determinant factors
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Harris, Sabrina Evelyn and Raya Rey, Andrea
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SEABIRDS ,EXPERIENCIA REPRODUCTIVA ,BREEDING EXPERIENCE ,GEOLOCATION LIGHT SENSORS (GLS) ,IMPERIAL SHAGS (PHALACROCORAX ATRICEPS) ,BUSQUEDA DE ALIMENTO ,PREY SEARCH BEHAVIOR ,DIET THROUGH STABLE ISOTOPES ,AVES MARINAS ,SISTEMA DE POSICIONAMIENTO GLOBAL (GPS) ,GEOLOCALIZADORES (GLS) ,GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) ,DIETA POR ISOTOPOS ESTABLES ,CONSISTENCIA DE COMPORTAMIENTO ,BEHAVIORAL CONSISTENCY ,CORMORAN IMPERIAL (PHALACROCORAX ATRICEPS) - Abstract
Se estudió el comportamiento de búsqueda de alimento del Cormorán Imperial (Phalacrocorax atriceps) en la colonia de Punta León (42°05´S; 64°30´O)utilizando sistemas de posicionamiento global (GPS). A partir del análisis de diversosparámetros de los viajes de alimentación de individuos reproductores se distinguieroncuatro tipos de búsqueda. Se evaluó la consistencia que presentan los individuos endiversos parámetros de sus viajes entre días sucesivos, entre períodos y entretemporadas reproductivas, siendo en general más alta a menores intervalos de tiempo ymenor a largo plazo. A su vez, al comparar los viajes de alimentación de individuos quese reproducían por primera vez con aquellos con experiencia, los machos sinexperiencia reproductiva difirieron de aquellos que se habían reproducidoanteriormente. Se registraron diferencias en el comportamiento de búsqueda de alimentoentre aquellos que consumieron presas bentónicas y pelágicas, a partir del análisis deisótopos de carbono y nitrógeno. Por último, se describió el comportamiento de losindividuos a lo largo del año a partir del uso de dispositivos de geolocalización (GLS). La consistencia en el comportamiento y la especialización en un tipo de presa particularpor parte de los individuos podría estar reflejando una disponibilidad de recursos establea largo plazo, pero también podría eventualmente disminuir la plasticidad que dichosindividuos serían capaces de desarrollar frente a cambios en el ambiente. Foraging behavior of Imperial Shags (Phalacrocorax atriceps) breeding at Punta León colony (42°05´S; 64°30´W) was analyzed with Global Positioning System (GPS) devices. Four types of prey search behavior were distinguished using severalparameters of the foraging trips of breeding individuals. Consistency in foragingbehavior was evaluated for the same individuals on successive days, between periodswithin the season and amongst years and consistency was highest for most parameterswithin short intervals of time than on longer intervals. Individuals breeding for the firsttime were compared with individuals with breeding experience and males withoutbreeding experience differed in their prey search behavior from their experiencedcounterparts. Differences in some foraging trips parameters were associated withbenthic and pelagic diets, evaluated through carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis. Behavior of individuals was assessed throughout the year with the use of Geolocation Light Sensors (GLS). Behavioral consistency and dietary specialization may reflect longterm environmental stability and prey abundance, but may also eventually reduce theplasticity individuals are able to develop if the environment changes. Fil: Harris, Sabrina Evelyn. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.
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- 2014
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