SUITABILITY OF VELCRO(R) LEG TAGS FOR MARKING HERRING AND GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL CHICKS

Authors
CAVANAGH PM GRIFFIN CR
Citation
Pm. Cavanagh et Cr. Griffin, SUITABILITY OF VELCRO(R) LEG TAGS FOR MARKING HERRING AND GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL CHICKS, Journal of field ornithology, 64(2), 1993, pp. 195-198
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Ornithology
Journal title
Journal of field ornithology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02738570
Volume
64
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
195 - 198
Database
ISI
SICI code
0273-8570(1993)64:2<195:SOVLTF>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The suitability of Velcro leg tags for marking Herring (Larus argentat us) and Great Black-backed (L. marinus) Gull chicks was assessed. Tag loss was inversely related to frequency of colony-site visitation, as was tag-related injury, and directly related to species size. Differen ces in tag loss between species were attributed to differential growth rates. Velcro tags are unsuitable for Herring and Great Black-backed Gull productivity studies, but may be useful for short-term studies.