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title: "Latest issue of Marine Ornithology publishes on diet, moult and infanticide in three shearwater species"
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# Latest issue of Marine Ornithology publishes on diet, moult and infanticide in three shearwater species

The [latest issue](http://www.marineornithology.org/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?vol=current) (Vol. 39, No. 1) of the international journal *Marine Ornithology*recently published on-line carries papers on three species of shearwaters that have been identified by ACAP as "potential candidates" for listing within its Annex 1.

 The titles and links to the papers (one of which is accompanied by two fascinating video clips showing infanticidal behaviour) follow:

 Keijl, G.O. 2011.  Sooty Shearwaters *Puffinus griseus*in the North Atlantic -moult studies using digital cameras.  [*Marine Ornithology* 39: 141-142](http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/39_1/39_1_141-142.pdf).

 Russell, T., Young, L. 2 & Work, T 2011.  Infanticide of Wedge-Tailed Shearwater *Puffinus pacificus*chick at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.  [*Marine Ornithology* 39: 135-136](http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/39_1/39_1_135-136.pdf)+ [2 video clips](http://www.marineornithology.org/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?vol=current).

 Xavier, J.C., Magalhaes, M.C., Mendonca, A.S., Antunes, M., Carvalho, N., Machete, M., Santos, R.S., Paiva, V. & Hamer, K.C. 2011.  Changes in diet of Cory's Shearwaters *Calonectris diomedea*breeding in the Azores.  [*Marine Ornithology*39: 129-134](http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/39_1/39_1_129-134.pdf).

 ![](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Shearwaters/Wedge_tailed/wedge-tailed shearwater_alan_burger.jpg "Wedge-tailed Shearwater.  Photograph by Alan Burger")

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 6 September 2011*