GPS tracking and dive data from 84 foraging trip tracks of Little Penguins (32 female, 31 male) , Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia (2012-2013)

The study was conducted at the London Bridge breeding colony (38°37′19″S, 142°55′57″E), south-eastern Australia, during the chick-rearing period in 2011/12 and 2012/13. This small mainland colony hosted 68 and 70 active nests in the first and second study periods, respectively. Chick-rearing lasts for 8–10 weeks and consists of two stages: guard stage (2 weeks) where adults make one-day foraging trips while the partner tends to the chicks; and post guard stage (6 to 8 weeks) where adults leave chicks unattended to forage at sea [19]. Breeding adults were instrumented with a GPS data logger (IgotU120, Mobile Action Technology, 44.5×28.5×13 mm), packaged in heat-shrink tubing, programmed to sample location (±10 m) every 2 min. In addition, individuals were deployed with a time-depth recorder (TDR LAT1500, Lotek Wireless Inc, 35×8×8 mm) to measure depth (±0.01 m) every 4 s Data has been reduced to 5 minute GPS locations if on the surface (depth < 0.5 metre) whilst full dive data has been retained. Complete data is sourced from the cited paper and https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/_At_Sea_Associations_in_Foraging_Little_Penguins_/1137590 on 2021-03-21

Citation: Berlincourt M, Arnould JPY (2014) At-Sea Associations in Foraging Little Penguins. PLoS ONE 9(8): e105065. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105065

Published: June 06, 2022 at 23:07

URL: https://www.marine.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=lipe_tracks_port_campbell