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The design and testing of linen thread weak-links in brushtail possum radio-collars
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Cawthen, LM and Munks, SA, The design and testing of linen thread weak-links in brushtail possum radio-collars, Australian Mammalogy, 33, (1) pp. 33-35. ISSN 0310-0049 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1071/AM10024
Abstract
Linen thread was built into radio-collars as a weak-link to trial its effectiveness at ensuring that radio-collars
did not remain indefinitely on animals if they were not recaptured. Eighty percent of collars with weak-links broke or
degraded, resulting in the collars dropping off within 12–45 days. This method may be useful for short-term studies of
some species of mammal that are difficult to recapture in order to remove collars.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Zoology |
| Research Field: | Animal behaviour |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
| Objective Group: | Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments |
| Objective Field: | Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems |
| UTAS Author: | Cawthen, LM (Miss Lisa Cawthen) |
| UTAS Author: | Munks, SA (Dr Sarah Munks) |
| ID Code: | 68814 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Deposited By: | Zoology |
| Deposited On: | 2011-03-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-10-31 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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