Effects of transmitters on the reproductive success of Tufted Puffins

Although radiotelemetry is useful for monitoring nest attendance and the foraging ranges and distribution of breeding birds, attachment of transmitters may affect reproductive behavior. In 2003, we captured 25 adult Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) at two colonies in Chiniak Bay, Kodiak Island,...

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Published in:Journal of field ornithology 2007-06, Vol.78 (2), p.206-212
Main Authors: Whidden, S. Erin, Williams, Cory T., Breton, André R., Buck, C. Loren
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alaska
Animal wings
Bird nesting
Birds
Breeding
Burrows
chick growth
Chicks
Fratercula cirrhata
Marine
puffin
Radio transmitters
Reproductive success
Sea birds
seabird
seabirds
telemetry
transmitter effect
Transmitters
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Summary:Although radiotelemetry is useful for monitoring nest attendance and the foraging ranges and distribution of breeding birds, attachment of transmitters may affect reproductive behavior. In 2003, we captured 25 adult Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) at two colonies in Chiniak Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska, and fitted them with subcutaneously anchored radiotransmitters (
ISSN:0273-8570
1557-9263
DOI:10.1111/j.1557-9263.2007.00103.x