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  <dc:contributor>John Y. Takekawa</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Harry R. Carter</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>W.R. McIver</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Darrell L. Whitworth</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1997</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We captured 575 Xantus' Murrelets (&lt;i&gt;Synthliboramphus hypoleucus&lt;/i&gt;) with spotlights and dip nets at 3 islands in the Southern California Channel Islands during April and May of 1995-1997. Working at night (2100-0500 h), 3-person teams in inflatable boats located murrelets with a spotlight and captured them in dip nets from the waters near known breeding colonies at Santa Barbara, Anacapa, and San Clemente Islands. Our average capture rate was 4.7 murrelets hr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;, but we captured up to 12.3 murrelets hr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;. We recaptured 34 murrelets or 6% of the capture total. We recommend this simple, inexpensive, safe and effective night-lighting capture technique for Xantus' Murrelets and other seabirds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.2307/1521603</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Waterbird Society</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>A night-lighting technique for at-sea capture of Xantus' Murrelets</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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