Research Papers on Penguins: Species, Habitats & Conservation
Discover in-depth research papers on penguins, including their behaviors, habitats, conservation efforts, and environmental threats.
This resource hub offers a wide range of scientific studies to help enthusiasts, researchers, and conservationists understand these magnificent seabirds in greater detail.
Page Overview:
Penguins are not only iconic creatures of the Southern Hemisphere but also play a crucial role in marine ecosystems.
This page brings together an extensive list of research papers that explore various aspects of penguin biology, ecology, and conservation.
From population dynamics and breeding strategies to the impacts of climate change, pollutants, and human activities, the papers featured here provide valuable insights into the challenges faced by penguin species today.
Key Takeaways:
- Climate Change Vulnerability: Studies highlight the significant impact of climate change on penguin populations, especially the emperor penguins, due to rising temperatures and melting sea ice.
- Conservation Efforts: Several papers discuss conservation strategies and the role of marine protected areas in safeguarding penguin habitats.
- Unique Behaviors: Research on penguin breeding strategies, foraging ecology, and social dynamics sheds light on their adaptation to extreme environments.
- Health and Pollution Concerns: Investigations into mercury accumulation, microplastic ingestion, and other pollutants underscore the environmental threats to penguins.
- Historical and Fossil Insights: Some studies delve into the evolutionary history of penguins through fossil records and taxonomy reassessment.
Research Papers Overview
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| An Emperor Penguin Population Estimate: The First Global, Synoptic Survey of a Species from Space | Read More | Download |
| The emperor penguin – Vulnerable to projected rates of warming and sea ice loss | Read More | Download |
| Pollution, habitat loss, fishing, and climate change as critical threats to penguins | Read More | Download |
| Penguins as Marine Sentinels | Read More | Download |
| Long-term fasting and re-feeding in penguins | Read More | Download |
| The different breeding strategies of penguins: A reviewRevue des différentes stratégies de reproduction des manchots | Read More | Download |
| A New Technique for Monitoring the Behaviour of Free-Ranging Adélie Penguins | Read More | Download |
| Influence of migration range and foraging ecology on mercury accumulation in Southern Ocean penguins | Read More | Download |
| Factors in the decline of the African penguin: Are contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) a potential new age stressor? | Read More | Download |
| Ornithogenic sedimentary profiles of n-alkanes and PAHs constrain breeding penguin population dynamics at Cape Bird, Ross Island, Antarctica, over the past 1,500 years | Read More | Download |
| Do microplastics accumulate in penguin internal organs? Evidence from Svenner island, Antarctica | Read More | Download |
| Integrated omics analysis reveals a correlation between gut microbiota and egg production in captive African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) | Read More | Download |
| Proximity and preening in captive Humboldt penguins | Read More | Download |
| The structure and proteomic analysis of byssus in Pteria penguin: Insights into byssus evolution and formation | Read More | Download |
| A new penguin fossil from Seymour Island and reassessment of taxonomy and diversity of Eocene Antarctic penguins | Read More | Download |
| Kinetic and equilibrium analysis of penguin guano trace elements release to Antarctic seawater and snow meltwater | Read More | Download |
| Circulating profile of the appetite-regulating hormone ghrelin during moult-fast and chick provisioning in southern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) | Read More | Download |
| Risks, resources, and refugia: Spatial overlap between yellow-eyed penguin foraging distribution and prey, commercial fisheries, and marine protected areas | Read More | Download |
| Assessing mercury contamination in Southern Hemisphere marine ecosystems: The role of penguins as effective bioindicators | Read More | Download |
| African penguins utilize their ventral dot patterns for individual recognition | Read More | Download |
| Network social dynamics of an ex-situ colony of African penguins following the introduction of unknown conspecifics | Read More | Download |
| Distribution of rare earth elements (REEs) in the feathers of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) from different geographical locations of the Antarctic peninsula area | Read More | Download |
| Speed consensus and behavioural coordination of Adélie penguins travelling on sea ice in groups | Read More | Download |
| Historical population changes of Adélie penguins in the Ross Sea region, Antarctica, and its climatic forcings | Read More | Download |
| Total infectome investigation of diphtheritic stomatitis in yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes) reveals a novel and abundant megrivirus | Read More | Download |
| Characterization of an antarctic penguin colony ecosystem using high-resolution UAV hyperspectral imagery | Read More | Download |
| Microplastics and other anthropogenic particles in Antarctica: Using penguins as biological samplers | Read More | Download |
| Latitudinal, sex and inter-specific differences in mercury and other trace metal concentrations in Adélie and Emperor penguins in the Ross Sea, Antarctica | Read More | Download |
| Stranding and mass mortality in humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti), associated to HPAIV H5N1 outbreak in Chile | Read More | Download |
| Selected ocular dimensions of three penguin species | Read More | Download |
| The Emperor Penguin: A Strategy to Live and Breed in the Cold: Morphology, physiology, ecology, and behavior distinguish the polar emperor penguin from other penguin species, particularly from its close relative, the king penguin | Read More | |
| Projected continent-wide declines of the emperor penguin under climate change | Read More | |
| Diving Behavior of the Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri | Read More | |
| Moult of the emperor penguin: travel, location, and habitat selection | Read More | |
| Staten Island, Tierra del Fuego: The Largest Breeding Ground for Southern Rockhopper Penguins? | Read More | |
| Aspergillosis in the Peruvian Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) | Read More | |
| Offspring Reduction in Macaroni and Rockhopper Penguins | Read More | |
| The Emperor Penguin: A Strategy to Live and Breed in the Cold: Morphology, physiology, ecology, and behavior distinguish the polar emperor penguin from other penguin species, particularly from its close relative, the king penguin | Read More | |
| Ancient crested penguin constrains timing of recruitment into seabird hotspot | Read More |
