Two different roles for the neonatal IgG Fc receptor FcRn?

Multiple studies have shown that human disturbance can have negative impacts on wild penguin populations. Penguins in zoos may also be susceptible to negative impacts from humans, but this has not previously been investigated. We examined the visitor effect on a group of 25 little penguins, Eudyptula minor, by randomly imposing two treatments: (1) no visitor contact, which was achieved by closing the penguin exhibit on study days and (2)...