Penguins

Past & Present

 

Dr. Steve Emslie

Principal Investigator

UNCW Department of Biology and Marine Biology

Welcome to the News and Updates Page!

Mike attended the Xth Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Biology Symposium from July 26-31, 2009 in Sapporo Japan.  While at the meeting, Mike presented a poster on his research using stable isotope analysis to describe the diets of female Adélie penguins during the egg laying.

Click here to see Mike’s poster

Abandoned Penguin Colonies May Help Refine Antarctic Climate Studies -  A previously unnoticed cooling trend that persisted for a millennium caused enough ice to build up in Antarctica's Ross Sea that thousands of Adelie penguins abandoned their colonies beginning about 2,000 years ago.

Click here to Read about this Project