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Long-term individual sighting history database: an effective tool to monitor satellite tag effects on cetaceans
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Long-term individual sighting history database: an effective tool to monitor satellite tag effects on cetaceans |
| Names |
Gendron, D.
(creator) Serrano, I. Martinez (creator) de la Cruz, A. Ugalde (creator) Calambokidis, J. (creator) Mate, B. (creator) |
| Date Issued | 2015 (iso8601) |
| Note | This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by Inter Research. The published article can be found at: http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/esr-home/ |
| Abstract | During the last 3 decades, tagging technology has been used to study different aspects of cetacean ecology. Tags implanted in animal’s blubber, muscle and surrounding tissue have produced successful results, providing information on long-term movements. However, apart from the reports of ‘divots’ (depressions) and swelling at the tag sites in re-sighted large whales, little has been published about the long-term effects of tagging. Based on sighting history databases of photo-identified blue whales, we monitored the wound site of a satellite tag on an adult female blue whale over a period of 16 yr (1995 to 2011). This report describes the swelling reaction to a broken subdermal attachment from a tag designed early in the evolution of large whale tagging. The tag attachment remained embedded for a decade (much longer than expected), and may have affected the female’s reproductive success during this period. The whale’s calving history showed a total of 3 calves; 2 were prior to, and one occurred after, the swelling period (1999 to 2007). We demonstrate the value of long-term monitoring programs in evaluating tag impacts, especially on endangered species. |
| Genre | Article |
| Access Condition | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ |
| Topic | Satellite tag |
| Identifier | Gendron, D., Serrano, I. M., de la Cruz, A. U., Calambokidis, J., & Mate, B. (2015). Long-term individual sighting history database: an effective tool to monitor satellite tag effects on cetaceans. Endangered Species Research, 26(3), 235-241. doi:10.3354/esr00644 |
