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Return rate was high from 2006 to 2007 and from 2007 to 2008 (0��95 and 1��0, respectively) but relatively low from 2005 to 2006 (0��64). There was large inter-annual variation in breeding success among the five study years (Fig.?1; anova: F4,547?=?22��0, P? http://www.selleck.cn/products/blu9931.html example, the ��risk�� of returning from a foraging trip was more than 50% lower in 2006 compared to 2007 indicating that foraging trip duration varied more than twofold among study years (see Fig.?1). In this study, we examined whether kittiwakes close to the northern limit of their breeding range and at the time period of their peak energy demands operate close to an intrinsic metabolic ceiling or whether they adjust DEE in response to variation in foraging conditions. In addition, we tested whether a potential limitation may be explained by a direct cost of an increased metabolic rate in terms of a reduced probability of survival. Despite the data being generated using two completely different analytical approaches in two separate laboratories, http://www.selleckchem.com/products/Bortezomib.html we found a striking similarity of mean DEE across five study years. DEE did not vary among years even though we observed high between-year variation in breeding success, diet composition and foraging trip duration, indicating considerable inter-annual variability in foraging http://www.selleckchem.com/products/gsk1120212-jtp-74057.html conditions. Furthermore, we did not find evidence for a correlation between inter-individual variation in DEE and the probability of parent kittiwakes to return to the colony the following year. Individual variation in DEE was high in all study years (overall CV?=?22��4%). This variation may be at least partly explained by differences in foraging activity during the sampling period. Jodice et?al. (2003) could demonstrate that inter-individual variation in energy expenditure of kittiwakes in the short term can to a large extent be explained by the amount of time birds allocate to active foraging. In our study, DEE was positively related to changes in body mass during the DLW measurement period suggesting that birds that actively foraged and hence gained mass had a higher rate of energy expenditure than birds that spent longer time periods at the nest and, consequently, tended to lose mass. In addition, we found a tendency for DEE to be negatively related to wind speed.