Abstract Mid-latitude (∼ 30-60°) seasonally stratifying shelf-seas support a high abundance
and diversity of marine predators such as marine mammals and seabirds. However …

Despite the fact that many animals live in groups, there is still no clear consensus about the
ecological or evolutionary mechanisms underlying colonial living. Recently, research has …

Seabirds forage in a highly dynamic environment and prey on fish schools that are patchily
distributed. Colonially breeding seabirds regularly commute back and forth from their colony …

Enhancement of information transfer has been proposed as a key driver of the evolution of
coloniality. Transfer of information on location of food resources implies that individuals from …

Oceanic fronts are key habitats for a diverse range of marine predators, yet how they
influence fine-scale foraging behaviour is poorly understood. Here, we investigated the dive …

According to the information centre hypothesis (ICH), colonial species use social information
in roosts to locate ephemeral resources. Validating the ICH necessitates showing that …

Social foraging behaviours, which range from cooperative hunting to local enhancement,
can result in increased prey capture and access to information, which may significantly …

During the process of studying some morphological characters of fish found in the food of
the Australasian gannet Morus serrator breeding at Horuhoru Rock and Mahuki islands in …

When the consequences of sociality differ depending on the state of individual animals and
the experienced environment, individuals may benefit from altering their social behaviours in …

Foraging theory proposes that the nutritional driver of food choice and foraging in carnivores
is energy gain. In contrast, recent laboratory experiments have shown that several species of …