Recent Publications
Below is a list of recent publications based on our research:
Vasil, C. A., M. J. Polito, W. P. Patterson, and S. D. Emslie. In Press. Wanted: dead or alive? Isotopic analysis (δ13C and δ15N) of Pygoscelis penguin chick tissues support opportunistic sampling. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Polito, M. J., W. Z. Trivelpiece, N. J. Karnovsky, E. Ng, W. P. Patterson, and S. D. Emslie. 2011. Integrating stomach content and stable isotope analyses to quantify the diets of pygoscelid penguins. PLoSONE 6: 1-10.
Polito, M. J.3, S. Abel, C. R. Tobias, and S. D. Emslie. 2011. Dietary isotopic discrimination in gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) feathers. Polar Biology 24: 1057-1063.
Emslie, S.D., K. Baumann, and M. van Tuinen. 2011. Late Holocene occupation of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, Antarctica. Polar Biology 34: 283-290.
Polito M.J., Lynch H.J., Naveen R., and Emslie S.D. 2011. Stable isotopes reveal regional heterogeneity in the pre-breeding distribution and diets of sympatrically breeding Pygoscelis penguins. Marine Ecology Progress Series 421: 265-277.
Polito M.J., Fisher S., Tobias C.R., and Emslie, S.D. 2009. Tissue-specific isotopic discrimination factors in gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) egg components: Implications for dietary reconstructions using stable isotopes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 372:106-112
Strickland M.E., Polito M.J., and Emslie, S.D. 2008. Spatial and seasonal variation in Adélie penguin diets as inferred from stable isotope analysis of eggshell. Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science, 124(3): 65-71
Emslie S. D. and W. P. Patterson. 2007. Abrupt recent shift in d13C and d15N values in Adélie Penguin eggshell in Antarctica. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104: 11666-11669.
Emslie S. D., L. Coats, and K. Licht. 2007. A 45000-year record of Adélie Penguins and climate change in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Geology 35: 61-64.
Emslie S. D. and E. J. Woehler. 2005. A 9000-year record of Adélie Penguin occupation and diet in the Windmill Islands, East Antarctica. Antarctic Science 17: 56-66.
Emslie S. D., P. A. Berkman, D. G. Ainley, L. Coats, and M. Polito. 2003. Late-Holocene initiation of ice-free ecosystems in the southern Ross Sea, Antarctica. Marine Ecology Progress Series 262: 19-25.
Polito M., S. D. Emslie, and W. Walker. 2002. A 1000-yr record of Adélie penguin diet in the southern Ross Sea, Antarctica. Antarctic Science 14: 337-332
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