Instrumentation and handling effects on Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella)

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Blanchet, Marie Ann, Lydersen, Christian, Biuw, Erik Martin, Bruin, N, Hofmeyr, Greg, Krafft, Bjørn Arne, Kovacs, Kit M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Co-Action publishing 2014
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497; Antarctic; Bouvetøya; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella; Polar Research
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/282956; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.21630

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 en...