Tracking and data-logging devices attached to elephant seals do not affect individual mass gain or survival

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 360, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-77

  McMahon, Clive R ^a   Field, Iain C ^a   Bradshaw, Corey J A ^a,b,c,d   White, Gary C ^e   Hindell, Mark A ^d  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Antarctica; Climate change; Elephant seals; Growth; Marine; Satellite telemetry; Time depth recorders; Tracking devices

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; BODY MASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EQUIPMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PINNIPED; SURVIVAL; TRACKING; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 44449172539     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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