Assessing the short‐term effects of capture, handling and tagging of sandgrouse

Capturing and marking free‐living birds permits the study of important aspects of their biology but may have undesirable effects. Bird welfare should be a primary concern, so it is necessary to evaluate and minimize any adverse effects of procedures used. We assess short‐term effects associated with...

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Published in:Ibis (London, England) England), 2015, Vol.157 (1), p.115-124
Main Authors: Casas, Fabián, Benítez‐López, Ana, García, Jesús T, Martín, Carlos A, Viñuela, Javier, Mougeot, Francois, Marsden, Stuart
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adverse effects
Animal reproduction
Biotelemetry
Birds
breeding season
capture method
harness
mortality
Ornithology
Pteroclididae
radio-transmitters
radiotracking
risk
steppe birds
steppes
survival
telemetry
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Summary:Capturing and marking free‐living birds permits the study of important aspects of their biology but may have undesirable effects. Bird welfare should be a primary concern, so it is necessary to evaluate and minimize any adverse effects of procedures used. We assess short‐term effects associated with the capture, handling and tagging with backpack‐mounted transmitters of Pin‐tailed Pterocles alchata and Black‐bellied Pterocles orientalis Sandgrouse, steppe birds of conservation concern. There was a significantly higher mortality (15%) during the first week after capture than during the following weeks (
ISSN:0019-1019
1474-919X
DOI:10.1111/ibi.12222