Handling stress of female common eiders during avian cholera outbreaks

• Published in: The Journal of Wildlife Management
• Main Authors: Buttler, E.I. (E. Isabel), Gilchrist, H.G. (Hugh Grant), Descamps, S. (Sébastien), Forbes, M. (Mark), Soos, C. (Catherine)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Avian cholera; Breeding onset; Common eider; Disease mortality; Epizootic; Handling stress; Pasteurella multocida; Pasteurellosis; Somateria mollissima; Nunavut; Southampton Island; East Bay; Common Eider
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/13469; 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...