Comparison of the effects and performance of four types of radiotransmitters for use with scoters

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 656-663

  Iverson, S A ^a   Boyd, W S ^b   Esler, D ^a   Mulcahy, D M ^c   Bowman, T D ^d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coelomic implant; Location error; Melanitta fusca; Melanitta perspicillata; Radiotelemetry; Radiotransmitter retention; Sea duck; Surf scoter; Survival; White winged scoter

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA TRANSMISSION; RADIOTELEMETRY; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

MELANITTA; MELANITTA FUSCA; MELANITTA PERSPICILLATA;

EID: 33751235272     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[656:COTEAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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