Handling stress of female common eiders during avian cholera outbreaks

• Published in: The Journal of Wildlife Management
• Main Authors: Buttler, E. Isabel, Gilchrist, H. Grant, Descamps, Sébastien, Forbes, Mark R., Soos, Catherine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2011
• Subjects: Nunavut; Somateria mollissima; Southampton Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.38; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjwmg.38; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jwmg.38

Abstract Researchers often consider the importance of minimizing holding time during research activities; however, the long‐term costs of such handling stress is rarely measured explicitly. As part of an ongoing study of common eiders ( Somateria mollissima ) at a breeding colony in East Bay, Southa...