Refining instrument attachment on phocid seals.

Autor: Field, Iain C., Harcourt, Robert G., Boehme, Lars, Bruyn, P. J. Nico de, Charrassin, Jean-Benoit, McMahon, Clive R., Bester, Marthán N., Fedak, Mike A., Hindell, Mark A.
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Zdroj: Marine Mammal Science; Jul2012, Vol. 28 Issue 3, pE325-E332, 8p
Abstrakt: The article offers information on the study regarding the performance of three different epoxies use in attachment of tracking and bio-logging devices in southern elephant seals and Weddel seals. It states that it also study the cause of the burns in the animals as the glue cures in subantarctic and polar deployments. It concludes that the use of epoxy result to only minimal negative impacts such as burns on animals.
Databáze: Complementary Index