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- Life-history theory suggests that trying to raise babies can make animals less likely to survive, but we don't fully understand why.
- Scientists studied pelagic cormorants over 16 years to see how the energy they used while raising chicks affected their survival chances.
- They found that most years, energy use didn't seem tied to survival, and older birds used less energy, probably because they’ve learned to do things more efficiently.
The behavior of many wild animals remains a mystery, as it is difficult to quantify behavior of species that cannot be easily followed throughout their daily or seasonal movements. Accelerometers can solve some of these mysteries, as they collect activity data at a high temporal resolution (<1 s), can be relatively small (<1 g) so they minimally disrupt behavior, and are increasingly capable of recording data for long periods. Nonetheless, there is a need for increased validation of methods to classify animal behavior from accelerometers to promote widespread adoption of this technology in ecology.
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