Hitchhiking goose barnacles and their potential implications on the functioning of animal-borne instruments

dc.contributor.authorMcIntyre, Trevor
dc.contributor.authorPostma, Martin
dc.contributor.authorVan der Merwe, Derek S.
dc.contributor.authorWege, Mia
dc.contributor.authorBester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
dc.contributor.emailtmcintyre@zoology.up.ac.zaen
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-01T07:21:25Z
dc.date.available2012-02-01T07:21:25Z
dc.date.issued2011-10
dc.description.abstractGoose barnacles (Lepas australis) were found attached to satellite-tracking and time-depth recording (TDR) instruments carried by two lactating Subantarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis) from Marion Island. We report on the movements of these seals, both of which crossed the Subantarctic Front. Barnacles surrounding the temperature probe of one TDR device did not appear to directly influence temperature recordings, although disturbances to recording accuracies by other highprecision devices carrying goose barnacles are considered likely.en
dc.description.librarianab2012en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Department of Science and Technology (administered through the National Research Foundation) for funding the marine mammal monitoring programme at Marion Island.en
dc.description.urihttp://www.sawma.co.za/en
dc.identifier.citationMcIntyre, T, Postma, M, Van der Merwe, DS, Wege, M & Bester, MN 2011, 'Hitchhiking goose barnacles and their potential implications on the functioning of animal-borne instruments', South African Journal of Wildlife Research, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 218-223.en
dc.identifier.issn0379-4369
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/18011
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSouthern African Wildlife Management Associationen
dc.rightsSouthern African Wildlife Management Associationen
dc.subjectGoose barnacleen
dc.subjectAnimal-borne instrumentsen
dc.subjectLepas australisen
dc.subjectSubantarctic fur sealen
dc.subject.lcshBarnaclesen
dc.subject.lcshArtificial satellites -- Trackingen
dc.subject.lcshSouthern fur sealsen
dc.titleHitchhiking goose barnacles and their potential implications on the functioning of animal-borne instrumentsen
dc.typeArticleen

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