From ecologically equivalent individuals to contrasting colonies: quantifying isotopic niche and individual foraging specialization in an endangered oceanic seabird

Quantifying individual specialization and other forms of intraspecific ecological diversity can reveal variation that is critical for evolutionary or behavioral adaption of a species to changing environments. Here, the isotopic niche and degree of individual foraging specialization were quantified for an endangered seabird, the Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis), nesting on Lānaʻi (20°48′N, 156°52′W) and 72 km away on Haleakalā, Maui...