RESEARCH/REVIEW ARTICLE Instrumentation and handling effects on Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella)

The use of biologging instruments has greatly improved our understanding of the behaviour, physiology and ecology of free-ranging marine mammals. However, handling wild animals and attaching instruments to streamlined bodies can cause stress and potentially influence behaviour and swimming/ diving e...

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Main Authors: Bjørn A. Krafft, Kit M. Kovacs, Effects Srdls Tdrs Vhfs
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
biologging
instrument
Antarctic
Bouvetøya
Antarc*
Antarctic Fur Seals
Arctocephalus gazella
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.636.9434
http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/download/21630/pdf_1/

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