Long-term ecological variability and its mechanisms in Antarctic penguins

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20310016
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental dynamic analysis
• Research Institution: National Institute of Polar Research
• Principal Investigator: TAKAHASHI Akinori 国立極地研究所, 研究教育系, 准教授 (40413918)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): IIDA Takahiro 国立極地研究所, 研究教育系, 助教 (90455189)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SATO Katsufumi 東京大学, 大気海洋研究所, 准教授 (50300695) ; MORI Yoshihisa 帝京科学大学, 生命環境学部, 准教授 (90367516) ; SAKAMOTO Kentaro 北海道大学, 獣医学研究科, 講師 (80374627)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2011
• Keywords: 海洋生態 / 環境変動 / 動物行動 / 極域科学 / バイオロギング

Research Abstract

We examined the foraging behavior of Antarctic penguins using recently developed animal-borne data loggers, to investigate the ecological mechanisms behind the inter-specific and regional differences in population variability. We found marked differences in the foraging behaviors and their environmental relationships(especially with sea-ice distributions) among sympatric penguin species as well as among regional populations of the same species. Such inter-specific/regional differences in the foraging behaviors would lead to variable environmental effects on reproduction and population variability in different species/populations of Antarctic penguins.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Penguin head movements detected using small accelerometers as a proxy of their prey encounter rates (2012)
  • Author(s): Kokubun N, Kim JH, Shin HC, Naito Y, Takahashi A.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Biology Volume: 214 Pages: 3760-3767
  • DOI: doi:10.1242/jeb.058263
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Diving patterns of female macaroni penguins breeding on Marion Island (2011)
  • Author(s): Pichegru L, Ropert-Coudert Y, Kateo A, Takahashi A, Dyer BM, Ryan PG.
  • Journal Title: South Africa. Polar Biology Volume: 34 Pages: 945-954
  • DOI: doi:10.1007/s00300-010o-0950-5
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Scaling of swim speed in breath-hold divers (2011)
  • Author(s): Watanabe Y, Sato K, Watanuki Y, Takahashi A(以下共著7名)
  • Journal Title: Journal of Animal Ecology Volume: 80 Pages: 57-68
  • DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01760.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Comparison of diving behaviour and foragingg habitat use between chinstrap and gentoo penguins breeding in the South Shetland Islands (2010)
  • Author(s): Kokubun N, Takahashi A, Mori Y, Watanabe S, Shin HC.
  • Journal Title: Antarctica. Marine Biology Volume: 157 Pages: 811-825
  • DOI: doi:10.1007/s00227-009-1364-1
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Scaling of swim speed and stroke frequency in geometrically similar penguins they swim optimally to minimize cost of transport (2010)
  • Author(s): Sate K, Shiomi K, Watanabe Y, Watanuki Y, Takahashi A, Ponganis P.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the Royal Society B Volume: 277 Pages: 707-714
  • DOI: doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.1515.
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Individual variation of foraging behavior and food provisioning in Adelle penguins in a fast sea-ice area (2010)
  • Author(s): Watanuki Y, Takahashi A, Sato K.
  • Journal Title: Auk Volume: 127 Pages: 523-531
  • DOI: doi:10.1525/auk.2009.09088
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Optimal stroke frequency pattern during diving in seabirds (2010)
  • Author(s): Mori Y, Takahashi A, Trathan P, Watanuki Y.
  • Journal Title: Aquatic Biology Volume: 8 Pages: 247-257
  • DOI: doi:10.3354/ab.00219
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] バイオロギングによる鳥類研究 (2010)
  • Author(s): 高橋晃周、依田憲
  • Journal Title: 日本鳥学会誌 Volume: 59 Pages: 3-19
  • DOI: doi:10.3838/jjo.59.3
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Antarctic Biology from the penguins-eye view (2010)
  • Author(s): Takahashi A
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the 13^<th> Kyoto University International Sy mposium Volume: 1 Pages: 9-12
  • URL: http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/news_data/h/hl/news4/2009/0912132.him
• [Journal Article] Krill-feeding behaviour of gentoo penguins as shown by animal-borne camera loggers (2008)
  • Author(s): Takahashi A, Kokubun N, Mort Y, Shin HC.
  • Journal Title: Polar Biology Volume: 31 Pages: 291-1294
  • DOI: doi:10.1007/s00300-008-0502-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Foraging and breeding ecology of Adelle penguins at Hukuro Cove, Lutzow-Holm Bay, in the austral summer of 2010-2011 (2011)
  • Author(s): Takahashi A, Watanabe Y.
  • Organizer: The 2^<nd> Symposium on Polar Science
  • Place of Presentation: National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-17
• [Presentation] Foraging behaviour of Adelie penguins monitored by video and acceleration loggers (2011)
  • Author(s): Watanabe Y, Takahashi A.
  • Organizer: The 2^<nd> Symposium on Polar Science
  • Place of Presentation: National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-17
• [Presentation] ペンギンの採餌における認知生態学 (2011)
  • Author(s): 高橋晃周
  • Organizer: 日本バイオロギング研究会第7回シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋大学.名古屋市
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-12
• [Presentation] Foraging behaviour of Antarctic penguins detected by accelerometers attached on their head (2011)
  • Author(s): Kokubun N, Kim JH, Shin HC, Naito Y, Takahashi A.
  • Organizer: 4^<th> International Symposium on Bio-logging Science
  • Place of Presentation: Hobart, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-14
• [Presentation] ペンギンの頭の動きからわかる採餌行動 (2010)
  • Author(s): 國分亙彦,金政勲,申炯徹,内藤靖彦,高橋晃周
  • Organizer: 日本鳥学会2010年度大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東邦大学,船橋市
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-18
• [Presentation] Spatial movement linked to diving behaviour in chinstrap penguins (2010)
  • Author(s): Takahashi A(以下共著4名)
  • Organizer: 1^<st> World Seabird Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Victoria Conference Center, Victoria, Canada
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-08
• [Presentation] Antarctic Biology from penguins-eye view (2009)
  • Author(s): Takahashi A
  • Organizer: 13^<th> Kyoto University International Symposium : New Horizons of Academic Visual-Media Practices
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto University, Kyoto(Invited)
  • Year and Date: 2009-12-11
• [Presentation] ペンギンの採餌生態学 (2009)
  • Author(s): 高橋晃周
  • Organizer: 日本鳥学会2009年度大会・大会シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 函館国際ホテル,函館市
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-22
• [Presentation] How do penguins plan their dives? Recent experience guides foraging decisions (2009)
  • Author(s): Takahashi A. Kokubun N, Mori Y, Shin HC
  • Organizer: XXI International Ethological Conference
  • Place of Presentation: University of Rennes, France
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-20
• [Presentation] Animal-borne biologging systems reveal fine-scale linkages between foraging penguins and marine habitat features in South Orkney Islands (2008)
  • Author(s): Takahashi A. (以下共著5名)
  • Organizer: 5^<th> World Fisheries Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-23
• [Presentation] Optimal diving incorporating variable metabolic rate depending on diving depth and buoyancy : A model and observed data (2008)
  • Author(s): Mori Y, Takahashi A, Watanuki Y.
  • Organizer: 3^<rd> International Biologging Science Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: Monterey, USA
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-04
• [Presentation] Fine-scale linkages between foraging penguins and marine habitat features in South Orkney Islands (2008)
  • Author(s): Takahashi A. (以下共著5名)
  • Organizer: Xth SCAR International Biology Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: Hokkaido University, Sapporo
  • Year and Date: 2008-07-28
• [Book] バイオロギングー「ペンギン目線」の動物行動学 (2012)
  • Author(s): 内藤靖彦、佐藤克文、高橋晃周、渡辺佑基
  • Total Pages: 182
  • Publisher: 成山堂書店
• [Book] 動物たちの不思議に迫るバイオロギング (2009)
  • Author(s): 高橋晃周
  • Total Pages: 156-159、174-175
  • Publisher: 京都通信社
• [Remarks] (1)高橋晃周.「バイオロギングー'ペンギン目線'の動物行動学」国立極地研究所サイエンスカフェ. 2012年5月26日.国立極地研究所、南極・北極科学館.
• [Remarks] (2)高橋晃周.「ペンギンの目線で見る南極の温暖化と生態系」.「温暖化を考える」シリーズ講演. 2012年1月28日.札幌市環境プラザ.
• [Remarks] (3)高橋晃周.「ペンギンが撮ったペンギン-動物カメラでとらえる南極での生態-」企画展「バイオロギングー動物目線の行動学」記念講演. 2012年1月14日.国立科学博物館.
• [Remarks] (4)高橋晃周.「ペンギンの目線で南極を見る」国立極地研究所一般公開講演. 2010年7月24日.国立極地研究所.
• [Remarks] (5) Takahashi A. Marine ecology and conservation from a seabird's eye view'. 1^<st> Asian Marine IBA Workshop. 2010年4月14日. JICA地球ひろば
• [Remarks] (6)高橋晃周.「極域の大型動物の行動と生態」サイエンスパートナーシッププログラム講演・浦和西高等学校. 2009年8月17日.国立極地研究所.
• [Remarks] (1)高橋晃周.動物カメラがとらえる世界.自然と科学の情報誌Milsil(発行:国立科学博物館). Vol.5. No.1.p. 8-10.2012年.
• [Remarks] (2)高橋晃周.南極昭和基地でのアデリーペンギンの生態調査.どうぶつと動物園(発行:東京動物園協会).第63巻第3号. p. 16-20.2011年
• [Remarks] (3)高橋晃周.ペンギンから見る南極の環境変化.自然と科学の情報誌Milsil(発行:国立科学博物館). Vol.3.No.4. P. 15-17.2010年.