Body volume and mass estimation of southern elephant seals using 3D range scanning and neural network models

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Authors: Eder, Elena Beatriz, Almonacid, Jonathan Samuel, Delrieux, Claudio Augusto, Lewis, Mirtha Noemi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: 3D IMAGING TECHNOLOGY; BODY VOLUME AND MASS ESTIMATION; MARINE MAMMALS; NEURAL NETWORK MODELS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.7; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; San Juan; Argentina; Augusto; Almonacid; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/200384

Direct measures of body mass of marine mammals are logistically complicated to obtain even for pinnipeds. An alternative method for mass estimation based on 3D imaging technology and automated processing algorithms, was tested in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina). Two models of artificial n...