Measuring neck collar loss of Pink-footed Geese Anser brachyrhynchus

• Main Authors: Clausen, Kevin Kuhlmann, Frederiksen, Morten, Madsen, Jesper
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
• Subjects: Science Policy; Biological Sciences; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Evolutionary Biology; Biotechnology; Medicine; Svalbard; Anser brachyrhynchus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1285369.v2; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Measuring_neck_collar_loss_of_Pink_footed_Geese_i_Anser_brachyrhynchus_i_/1285369/2

Capsule The ability to estimate mark loss of ringed animals is important to assess demographic parameters from mark-recapture studies correctly. Based on 23 years of neck collar recovery data from the Svalbard breeding population of Pink-footed Geese, we estimate an overall average annual loss rate of 3.2%. Neck collar loss was similar between males and females, and did not (based on currently available data) differ significantly between two types of collars used.