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Titre :	Assessing the short-term effects of capture, handling and tagging of sandgrouse (2015)
Auteurs :	Fabián Casas, Auteur ; Ana Benítez-López, Auteur ; Jesús T. García, Auteur ; Carlos A. Martín, Auteur ; Javier Viñuela, Auteur ; Francois Mougeot, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Ibis (157(1) January 2015)
Article en page(s) :	115-124
Résumé :	Capturing and marking free-living birds permits the study of important aspects of their biology but may have undesirable effects. Bird welfare should be a primary concern, so it is necessary to evaluate and minimize any adverse effects of procedures used. We assess short-term effects associated with the capture, handling and tagging with backpack-mounted transmitters of Pin-tailed Pterocles alchata and Black-bellied Pterocles orientalis Sandgrouse, steppe birds of conservation concern. There was a significantly higher mortality (15%) during the first week after capture than during the following weeks (

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