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Yves Handrich is affiliated with the Hubert Curien Multi-disciplinary Institute in France. Their research is primarily focused within the field of Environmental Science, with 44 publications related to this area. Within this broad field, their work often concentrates on specific subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Developmental Biology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas with emphasis on the following:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Recent publications from Yves Handrich include:

  • "Similar circling movements observed across marine megafauna taxa," 2021, iScience
  • "Accelerometry predicts prey-capture rates in the deep-diving king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus," 2021, Marine Biology
  • "Factors driving the distribution of an amphibian community in stormwater ponds: a study case in the agricultural plain of Bas-Rhin, France," 2020, European Journal of Wildlife Research
  • "Effectiveness of wire netting fences to prevent animal access to road infrastructures: an experimental study on small mammals and amphibians," 2022, Nature Conservation
  • "Can road stormwater ponds be successfully exploited by the European green frog (Pelophylax sp.)?," 2021, Urban Ecosystems

Yves Handrich frequently publishes in several scientific venues, including:

  • Marine Biology
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Urban Ecosystems
  • iScience
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Collaboration forms an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Manfred R. Enstipp
  • Jonathan Jumeau
  • Antonin Conan
  • Céline Le Bohec
  • Julie Fleitz

Best Publications

  • Buoyancy and maximal diving depth in penguins: do they control inhaling air volume?

    Katsufumi Sato;Y. Naito;A. Kato;Y. Niizuma

  • Foraging habitat and food intake of satellite-tracked king penguins during the austral summer at Crozet Archipelago

    CA Bost;JY Georges;C. Guinet;Y. Cherel

  • Stroke frequency, but not swimming speed, is related to body size in free-ranging seabirds, pinnipeds and cetaceans

    Katsufumi Sato;Yutaka Watanuki;Akinori Takahashi;Patrick J. O. Miller;Patrick J. O. Miller

  • Hypothermia in foraging king penguins

    Y. Handrich;R. M. Bevan;J.-B. Charrassin;P. J. Butler

  • Stress in birds due to routine handling and a technique to avoid it

    Y. Le Maho;H. Karmann;D. Briot;Y. Handrich

  • Energy saving in huddling penguins

    A Ancel;H Visser;Y Handrich;D Masman

  • Changes in dive profiles as an indicator of feeding success in king and Adélie penguins

    Charles-André Bost;Yves Handrich;PJ Butler;A Fahlman

  • Large-scale climatic anomalies affect marine predator foraging behaviour and demography

    Charles-André Bost;Cédric Cotté;Pascal Terray;Christophe Barbraud

  • Nutrient reserve dynamics and energetics during long‐term fasting in the king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

    Y. Cherel;J. Gilles;Y. Handrich;Y. Le Maho

  • Dive and beak movement patterns in leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea during internesting intervals in French Guiana.

    Sabrina Fossette;Philippe Gaspar;Yves Handrich;Yvon Le Maho

  • Identifying foraging events in deep diving southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, using acceleration data loggers

    S.L. Gallon;Frédéric Bailleul;Jean-Benoît Charrassin;Christophe Guinet

  • Heart rate and energetics of free-ranging king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus).

    G. Froget;P. J. Butler;A. J. Woakes;A. Fahlman

  • Feeding behaviour of free-ranging penguins determined by oesophageal temperature.

    Jean-Benoît Charrassin;Akiko Kato;Yves Handrich;Katsufumi Sato

  • A thorough and quantified method for classifying seabird diving behaviour

    L.G. Halsey;Charles-André Bost;Yves Handrich

  • Impact of externally attached loggers on the diving behaviour of the king penguin.

    Yan Ropert‐Coudert;Charles‐André Bost;Yves Handrich;Richard M. Bevan

  • Comparison of Body Reserve Buildup in Prefasting Chicks and Adults of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

    Yves Cherel;Jean-Benoit Charrassin;Yves Handrich

  • State-dependent decisions in long-term fasting king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, during courtship and incubation

    Michel Gauthier-Clerc;Yvon Le Maho;Jean-Paul Gendner;Joël Durant

  • Heart rate as an indicator of oxygen consumption: influence of body condition in the king penguin.

    G Froget;P J Butler;Y Handrich;A J Woakes

  • Elevated corticosterone levels and severe weather conditions decrease parental investment of incubating Adélie penguins.

    Anne Mathilde Thierry;Sylvie Massemin;Sylvie Massemin;Yves Handrich;Yves Handrich;Thierry Raclot;Thierry Raclot

  • Hyperinfestation by Ticks Ixodes uriae: A Possible Cause of Death in Adult King Penguins, a Long-Lived Seabird

    Michel Gauthier-Clerc;Yannick Clerquin;Yves Handrich

  • Influence of weather conditions on the flight of migrating black storks.

    D. Chevallier;D. Chevallier;Y. Handrich;J.-Y. Georges;F. Baillon

  • Undisturbed breeding penguins as indicators of changes in marine resources

    Y Le Maho;JR Gendner;E Challet;CA Bost

  • Is Penguin banding harmless

    Guillaume Froget;Michel Gautier-Clerc;Yvon Le Maho;Yves Handrich

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick J. Butler
Patrick J. Butler University of Birmingham
Charles-André Bost
Charles-André Bost University of La Rochelle
Anthony J. Woakes
Anthony J. Woakes University of Birmingham
Yvon Le Maho
Yvon Le Maho Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michel Gauthier-Clerc
Michel Gauthier-Clerc University of Geneva
Jean-Yves Georges
Jean-Yves Georges Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yves Cherel
Yves Cherel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Benoît Charrassin
Jean-Benoît Charrassin Sorbonne University
Yasuhiko Naito
Yasuhiko Naito National Institute of Polar Research
Henri Weimerskirch
Henri Weimerskirch Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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