How to weigh an elephant seal with one finger: A simple three-dimensional photogrammetric application

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-39

  de Bruyn, P J Nico ^a   Bester, Marthán N ^a   Carlini, Alejandro R ^b   Oosthuizen, W Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Body size; Field method; Life history; Mass estimation; Phocids; Photography; Southern elephant seal; Volume estimation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 62849106988     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00135     Document Type: Article

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