Immobilisation dose rates and photogrammetry based mass calculations for southern elephant seals during expedition JUB2010

• Main Authors: Bornemann, Horst, de Bruyn, P J Nico, Reisinger, Ryan R, Kästner, Sabine, Márquez, María Elba Isabel, McIntyre, Trevor, Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt, Plötz, Joachim
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2013
• Subjects: Marine Mammal Tracking; MMT; King George Island; 25 de Mayo; isla 25 de Mayo; Elephant Seals; Isla 25 de Mayo; Mirounga leonina; Polar Biology; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.818304; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.818304

Immobilization and anaesthesia of adult male southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) is potentially risky for animals and scientists. A tiletamine/zolazepam injection is considered the most appropriate drug combination for field application in this species. Since appropriate dosages are difficult...