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  <dc:contributor>F. Joshua Dein</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>G. Michael Haramis</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Dennis G. Jorde</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Glenn H. Olsen</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1992</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;To conduct telemetry studies of wintering canvasbacks (&lt;i&gt;Aythya valisineria&lt;/i&gt;) on Chesapeake Bay [Maryland, USA], we needed to devise a suitable method of radio transmitter attachment. We describe as aseptic, intraabdominal surgical technique, using the inhalation anesthetic isoflurane, to implant 20-g radio transmitters in free-ranging canvasbacks. We evaluated the technique over 3 winters (1987-89), when an annual average of 83 female canvasbacks received implant surgery during a 9-day period in mid-December. Of 253 ducks, 248 (98%) were implanted successfully, and 200 (80.65) completed the 70-day study until early March. No mortality or abnormal behavior from surgery was identified post-release.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.2307/3808830</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Wiley</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Implanting radio transmitters in wintering canvasbacks</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
</oai_dc:dc>