Handling Stress of Female Common Eiders During Avian Cholera Outbreaks

• Published in: The Journal of Wildlife Management
• Main Authors: E. Isabel Buttler, H. Grant Gilchrist, Sébastien Descamps, Mark R. Forbes, Catherine Soos
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Wildlife Society 2011
• Subjects: East Bay; Nunavut; Southampton Island; Somateria mollissima
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.38

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, Southampton Islan...