Handling intensity and the short- and long-term survival of elephant seals: Addressing and quantifying research effects on wild animals

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Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 426-429

  McMahon, Clive ^a   Van Den Hoff, John ^b   Burton, Harry ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HANDLING STRESS; SURVIVAL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 23944482079     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-34.6.426     Document Type: Article

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29. We acknowledge the assistance so freely given by our colleagues of the 52nd and 53rd ANARE expeditions to Macquarie Island. The Australian Antarctic Animal Ethics Committee (ASAC 2265) and the Tasmanian Parks Service approved and permitted our research at Macquarie Island. We thank an anonymous reviewer for providing a constructive critique of the final draft of the manuscript.
30. First submitted 3 Dec. 2001. Revised manuscript received 4 May 2004. Accepted for publication 25 May 2004.