Automated techniques for measuring meal size in great albatrosses

Abstract Periodic weighing of seabird chicks is labour-intensive and repeated handling can cause high levels of disturbance to chicks. Although automatic weighing systems using a fibreglass nest have been designed for albatross species with a pedestal nest made of mud, this approach is inappropriate...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New Zealand Journal of Ecology. - New Zealand Ecological Society. - 41(2017), 1, Seite 120-125
1. Verfasser:	Sugishita, Junichi (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	McKenzie, Murray, Torres, Leigh G., Seddon, Philip J.
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	New Zealand Journal of Ecology
Schlagworte:	albatross automatic weighing system meal size nest balance non-invasive Biological sciences Behavioral sciences Applied sciences Information science