The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the areas where the climate is changing at the fastest pace, having several effects on the populations of pygoscelid penguins. Few studies have analysed the variation in immune parameters ...

This is the first reported case of Babesia sp. in Antarctic penguins, specifically a population of Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) in the Vapour Col penguin rookery in Deception Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica. ...

The presence of metals in the Antarctic environment is a natural phenomenon caused by geochemical characteristics of the region, however some anthropogenic activities can increase these natural levels. Antarctic penguins ...

Nowadays there is unequivocal evidence of the ongoing climate change and the anthropogenic global warming. For penguin species that live in Antarctica, this is having significant impacts since warming is causing a decline ...

One hundred and sixty seven fecal samples and three complete digestive tracts obtained from these penguins were analyzed using different parasitological methodologies. The presence of Tetrabothrius spp. eggs (Cestoda: ...

The concentration of human activities in the near-shore ecosystems from the northern Antarctic Peninsula area can cause an increasing bioavailability of pollutants for the vulnerable Antarctic biota. Penguin chicks can ...