Kuepper, Nadja; Czirják, Gábor Á; Libertelli, Marcela; Quillfeldt, Petra (2026): Physiology data from Wilson's Storm-petrel chicks from breeding seasons 2015 - 2017 at King George Island, Antarctica [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.987818
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Published: 2026-02-11 • DOI registered: 2026-02-18
Abstract:
This data set contains the physiological data of Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus, https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137190) chicks at a breeding colony on King George Island (Islas 25 de Mayo, Antarctica), close to the Argentinian Base Carlini (62°14′S, 58°40′W; formerly called Base Jubany). Data was collected during three breeding seasons (2015 – 2017) to study influence of body temperature on developmental parameters. Age was determined by tarsus length following Quillfeldt & Peter (2000, doi:10.1007/s003000000158). During regular nest checks starting five days after estimated hatching date, body temperature and weight were measured daily, tarsus and wing length were determined every three days. Blood samples of maximum 70 μl were taken from the wing vein using 24 G single use hypodermic needles (Sterican© Braun), and disposable heparinized micro-haematocrit capillaries (Hirschmann®). The first blood sample was taken when chicks were at least nine days old and reached a body weight of 25 g. Following samples were taken weekly. Phytohemagglutinin assays were conducted in chicks aged 48 to 52 days. The sex of chicks was determined by molecular analysis based on blood samples dried on FTA ® (WhatmanTM) classic cards following Griffiths et al. (1998). Detailed descriptions of laboratory protocols can be found in Kuepper et al. (in prep).
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Kuepper, Nadja; Czirják, Gábor Á; Libertelli, Marcela M; Quillfeldt, Petra (2026): Consequences of heterothermy during development on the physiology and growth of Antarctic storm-petrel chicks. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 314, 111983, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2026.111983
Related to:
Ausems, Anne; Kuepper, Nadja; Archuby, Diego; Braun, Christina; Gębczyński, Andrzej; Gladbach, Anja; Hahn, Steffen; Jadwiszczak, Piotr; Krämer, Philipp; Libertelli, Marcela; Lorenz, Stefan; Richter, Benjamin; Ruß, Anja; Schmoll, Tim; Thorn, Simon; Turner, John; Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Katarzyna; Jakubas, Dariusz; Quillfeldt, Petra (2023): Population dynamics of Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) at King George Island over forty years from 1978 to 2020 [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.963114
References:
Brust, Vera; Eikenaar, Cas; Packmor, Florian; Schmaljohann, Heiko; Hüppop, Ommo; Czirják, Gábor Á (2022): Do departure and flight route decisions correlate with immune parameters in migratory songbirds? Functional Ecology, 36(12), 3007-3021, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14187
Griffiths, Richard; Double, Mike C; Orr, Kate; Dawson, Robert J G (1998): A DNA test to sex most birds. Molecular Ecology, 7(8), 1071-1075, https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00389.x
Kuepper, Nadja; Marek, Carina; Coria, Nestor; Libertelli, Marcela M; Quillfeldt, Petra (2018): Facultative hypothermia as a survival strategy during snowstorm induced food shortages in Antarctic storm-petrel chicks. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 224, 76-83, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.06.018
Quillfeldt, Petra; Peter, Hans-Ulrich (2000): Provisioning and growth in chicks of Wilson's storm-petrels ( Oceanites oceanicus ) on King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Polar Biology, 23(12), 817-824, https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000000158
Funding:
Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación, el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación, grant/award no. PICTA-2010-0111
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. Qu148/12: SPP1158: Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -62.243303 * Median Longitude: -58.676224 * South-bound Latitude: -62.245218 * West-bound Longitude: -58.679096 * North-bound Latitude: -62.241814 * East-bound Longitude: -58.669181
Date/Time Start: 2015-02-26T12:26:00 * Date/Time End: 2017-03-27T08:39:00
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Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Kuepper, Nadja | |||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Kuepper, Nadja | Geocode | ||
| 3 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Kuepper, Nadja | Geocode – Nest | ||
| 4 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Kuepper, Nadja | Geocode – Nest | ||
| 5 | Year of observation | Year obs | a AD | Kuepper, Nadja | ||
| 6 | Species, unique identification | Species UID | Kuepper, Nadja | Reference in WoRMS (WoRMS) | ||
| 7 | Species, unique identification (Semantic URI) | Species UID (Semantic URI) | Kuepper, Nadja | Reference in WoRMS (WoRMS) | ||
| 8 | Species, unique identification (URI) | Species UID (URI) | Kuepper, Nadja | Reference in WoRMS (WoRMS) | ||
| 9 | Nest ID | Nest ID | Kuepper, Nadja | |||
| 10 | Oceanites oceanicus, age | O. oceanicus age | days | Kuepper, Nadja | Calculated according to Quillfeldt & Peter (2000) | Accuracy for tarsus length 20 mm: 12.0 +/- 0.3 days. |
| 11 | Sex | Sex | Kuepper, Nadja | According to Griffiths et al. (1998) | Molecular analysis based on blood samples dried on FTA ®, Whatman(TM), classic cards. | |
| 12 | Oceanites oceanicus, body mass, wet mass | O. oceanicus BM wm | g | Kuepper, Nadja | Digital scale, G&G Messtechnik, MS300B | Digital scale (precision 0.1 g) |
| 13 | Oceanites oceanicus, body mass, wet mass | O. oceanicus BM wm | g | Kuepper, Nadja | According to Kuepper et al. (2018) | Body mass of nestling in g, calculated for 14h. |
| 14 | Oceanites oceanicus, body temperature, cloaca | O. oceanicus body T cloaca | °C | Kuepper, Nadja | Digital thermometer, Omega, HH506A, [resolution 0.1°C], connected with thermocouple probe, Omega, Model HYP-2 | |
| 15 | Oceanites oceanicus, tarsus, length | O. oceanicus tarsus l | mm | Kuepper, Nadja | Caliper, Wiha, dialMax | Precision 0.1 mm. |
| 16 | Oceanites oceanicus, wing, length | O. oceanicus wing l | mm | Kuepper, Nadja | Stopped rule (precision 0.5 mm), Axminster, 300 mm | Precision 1 mm. |
| 17 | Facultative hypothermia | Facultative hypothermia | Kuepper, Nadja | According to Kuepper et al. (2018) | No [0] or yes [1] of hypothermia occurrence in nestling (Kuepper et al. 2018). | |
| 18 | Bacterial Killing Assay | BKA | % | Kuepper, Nadja | Escherichia coli (ATCC No 8739) killed by blood plasma from sample taken on ""DATE TIME"" (Brust et al. 2022; Kuepper et al. In prep.). | |
| 19 | Immunoglobulin Y | IgY | Absorbance unit | Kuepper, Nadja | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | Measured with ELISA with commercial anti-chicken antibodies at an absorbance of 405 nm (Brust et al. 2022; Kuepper et al. In prep.). |
| 20 | Haematocrit | Ht | % | Kuepper, Nadja | Calculated | Whole blood volume divided by volume of erythrocytes. |
| 21 | Triglycerides | TG | mg/l | Kuepper, Nadja | see comment | Standard spectrophotometric test modified for 1 ?l of sample in duplicates using a kit from Sentinal diagnostics (Triglyceride liquid, Sentinal diagnostics, REF 17624H, combined with ClinChem Control1, Sentinel diagnostics, REF 16150). |
| 22 | Oceanites oceanicus, wing web thickness | O. oceanicus wing web thick | mm | Kuepper, Nadja | Dial thickness gauge, westfalia | After Phytohaemagglutinin injection, test wing, 0h. Precision 0.05 mm. |
| 23 | Oceanites oceanicus, wing web thickness | O. oceanicus wing web thick | mm | Kuepper, Nadja | Dial thickness gauge, westfalia | After buffer injection, control wing, 0h. Precision 0.05 mm. |
| 24 | Oceanites oceanicus, wing web thickness | O. oceanicus wing web thick | mm | Kuepper, Nadja | Dial thickness gauge, westfalia | After Phytohaemagglutinin injection, test wing, 24h. Precision 0.05 mm. |
| 25 | Oceanites oceanicus, wing web thickness | O. oceanicus wing web thick | mm | Kuepper, Nadja | Dial thickness gauge, westfalia | After buffer injection, control wing, 24h. Preision 0.05 mm. |
| 26 | Lymphocytes in blood | Lymphocytes blood | # | Kuepper, Nadja | Counted | Smear taken see "DATE TIME" column. |
| 27 | Heterophiles in blood | Heterophiles blood | # | Kuepper, Nadja | Counted | Smear taken see "DATE TIME" column. |
| 28 | Eosinophiles in blood | Eosinophiles blood | # | Kuepper, Nadja | Counted | Smear taken see "DATE TIME" column. |
| 29 | Basophiles in blood | Basophiles blood | # | Kuepper, Nadja | Counted | Smear taken see "DATE TIME" column. |
| 30 | Monocytes in blood | Monocytes blood | # | Kuepper, Nadja | Counted | Smear taken see "DATE TIME" column. |
| 31 | Leukocytes in blood | Leukocytes blood | # | Kuepper, Nadja | Counted | Smear taken see "DATE TIME" column. |
| 32 | Fields counted | Fields count | # | Kuepper, Nadja | Counted | Counted fields for "Leukocytes in blood" |
| 33 | Erythrocytes in blood, per field, mean | Erythrocytes blood field mean | # | Kuepper, Nadja | Mean values | Mean number of erythrocytes of five representative microscopic fields. |
| 34 | Blood sample relative to snow storm | Blood sample/snow storm | Kuepper, Nadja | Indication if blood sample was taken directly before, directly after, or the second sample after a snow storm. | ||
| 35 | Temperature, air | TTT | °C | Kuepper, Nadja | Digital thermometer, Omega, HH506A, [resolution 0.1°C], connected with thermocouple probe, Omega, Model HYP-2 | At 0.1 m height. |
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