An experimental study of the at-sea movement of a small diving seabird and the biological and ethical implications of wildlife tracking research

Robinson, Jill L.

Publication date

October 2015

Publisher

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Abstract

Year-round ecology and behaviour of seabirds is poorly understood due to difficulties associated with measuring at-sea activity during the non-breeding season. Lightweight biologging devices permit the tracking of individual movement across seasons and periods of the breeding cycle. To examine at-sea distribution of small diving seabirds, I deployed tarsus-mounted geolocators (<1.1 % body mass) on 31 Crested Auklets (Aethia cristatella) in 2011, at a breeding site at Buldir Island, Alaska. I recovered ten of these geolocators in 2012 (three provided usable data), revealing for the first time, an unexpected long-distance migration with substantial habitat overlap among individuals. I also experimentally quantified effects of devices on indiv...

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An experimental study of the at-sea movement of a small diving seabird and the biological and ethical implications of wildlife tracking research

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An experimental study of the at-sea movement of a small diving seabird and the biological and ethical implications of wildlife tracking research

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