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Corticosterone and behavioural responses to people of arriving and departing penguins temporarily confined, Ross Island

Entry ID: K034_2001_2005_NZ_5

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Summary

Abstract: The corticosterone and behavioural responses of incubating penguins was measured on incubating adelie penguins in the 2001-2002 season. In the 2002-2003 seasons that study was extended to include non-incubating birds. Single penguins walking along the beach were herded into a corral and confined for 15 minutes. Behavioural observations of birds walking along the beach, confined in a corral or confined and exposed to a person standing 1 meter away were made for 10 minutes and then single blood samples were take from each bird 5 minutes later. Blood samples were analysed for corticosterone concentrations.

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Description: Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -77.23

S: -77.56

E: 169.27

W: 166.17

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-11-26

Stop Date: 2003-12-12

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CAPE CROZIER

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CAPE ROYDS

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CAPE BIRD

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PENGUINS
BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > INDIGENOUS/NATIVE SPECIES

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ENVIRONMENT

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FIELD SURVEYS

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

LABORATORY

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Instrument

VISUAL OBSERVATIONS

Quality The raw data is hormone concentrations and behaviour measurements. These data form the basis of ongoing publications, and are not available in any form.

The plasma samples are in the private laboratory freezers at the Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is possible to provide plasma samples once the investigators measurements are made.

Access Constraints The data is only available through contact with the investigator.

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand Antarctic Institute, New Zealand

Data Center URL: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/

Data Center Personnel
Name: SHULAMIT GORDON Phone: +64 3 358 0200 Fax: +64 3 358 0211 Email: s.gordon at antarcticanz.govt.nz Contact Address: Antarctica New Zealand Private Bag 4745 City: Christchurch Country: New Zealand