The Atlantic Seaduck Project: Medical Aspects
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Abstract
Some populations of seaducks, especially scoters along the Atlantic Coast, have been declining over recent decades. A joint US-Canadian tearn has been working to capture and surgically implant satellite radio transmitters in these ducks. Black scoters (Melanitta nigra) captured on the Restigouche River in New Brunswick, Canada and surf scoters (M. perspicilata) captured on Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA have been tracked by the use of Argos/NOAA polar orbiting operational environmental satellites to their breeding and molting areas and back south to their wintering ranges. Successful capture techniques included night-lighting and a capture net gun. A captive colony of seaducks has been maintained for feeding habits and nutritional studies. Veterinary medicine has played a key role in the surgical implantation of the satellite transmitters and in developing heath procedures for the captive seaduck colony.
Suggested Citation
Olsen, G.H., Perry, M., Wells, A., Lohnes, E., and Osenton, P., 2005, The Atlantic Seaduck Project: Medical Aspects, in Proceedings, Association of Avian Veterinarians, 26th Annual Conference & Expo, August 8, 2005, Monterey, California USA, p. 315-318.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | The Atlantic Seaduck Project: Medical Aspects |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Association of Avian Veterinarians |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings, Association of Avian Veterinarians, 26th Annual Conference & Expo, August 8, 2005, Monterey, California USA |
| First page | 315 |
| Last page | 318 |