Table 1 Main characteristics of foraging trips of six Macaroni penguins
From: Influence of oceanographic structures on foraging strategies: Macaroni penguins at Crozet Islands
Trip phase | Duration (j) | Travel speed (km.h −1) | Heading velocity (km.h −1) | Current speed (km h −1) | Animal direction ° | Current direction ° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outward | 3.8 ± 0.5 | 3.6 ± 1.3 | 3.5 ± 1.3 | 0.2 ± 0.2 | 11.4 ± 22.4 | 61.4 ± 97.8 |
n = 86 | ||||||
Central | 9.7 ± 1.4 | 1.9 ± 1.1 | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 141.4 ± 68.8 | 118.1 ± 37.9 |
n = 233 | ||||||
Inward | 3.8 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 1.3 | 3.2 ± 1.3 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 233.2 ± 45.0 | 246.3 ± 101.0 |
n = 96 |