Leg-loop Harness Design for Attaching External Transmitters to Seabirds
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Abstract
Many techniques have been used to attach telemetry equipment to wild birds for both short-term (single-season) and long-term (multipleseason) studies.Most attachment techniques designed for long-term retention of transmitters by seabirds have used a backpack style chest harness.This approach may cause discomfort and irritation under the wing.We describe a new leg-loop harness technique that we employed with mixed success on two polar-nesting seabirds: South Polar Skuas Catharacta maccormicki and Northern Fulmars Fulmarus glacialis.The appropriateness of this or any harness package is species-specific, and we experienced differing results-the leg-loop harness performed satisfactorily with skuas, but nest abandonment and probable adult mortality were the rule in fulmars.We believe the leg-loop design offers a suitable alternative to chest harnesses for some species and telemetry applications.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.003 | 0.001 |
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