Table 2 Early breeding season chronology of Blue Petrels, Thin-billed prions and Antarctic Prions from Kerguelen Islands

First arrival to colony

F_2,32 = 1043.4,P < 0.001

F_1,32 = 9.5,P = 0.004

F_2,32 = 0.8, P = 0.460

Pre-exodus duration

F_2,32 = 405.5,P < 0.001

F_1,32 = 6.2,P = 0.005

F_2,32 = 3.4,P = 0.045

Departure on exodus

F_2,32 = 402.2,P < 0.001

F_1,32 = 2.2, P = 0.150

F_2,32 = 4.7,P = 0.017

Return from exodus

F_2,32 = 510.7,P < 0.001

F_1,32 = 6.8, P = 0.107

F_2,32 = 2.7, P = 0.081

Exodus duration

F_2,32 = 29.2,P < 0.001

F_1,32 = 0.1, P = 0.749

F_2,32 = 7.1,P = 0.003

Departure on incubation trip

F_2,20 = 341.9,P < 0.001

F_1,20 = 5.1,P = 0.035

F_2,20 = 0.2, P = 0.668

Return from incubation trip

F_2,20 = 325.3,P < 0.001

F_1,20 = 2.7, P = 0.113

F_2,20 < 0.1, P = 0.897

Incubation trip duration

F_2,20 = 10.9,P < 0.001

F_1,20 = 2.4, P = 0.137

F_2,20 = 1.8, P = 0.200