Impact of flipper-banding on breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island: comparisons among silicone rubber bands, stainless-steel bands and no bands

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorBarham, P J
dc.contributor.authorUnderhill, L G
dc.contributor.authorCrawford, R J M
dc.contributor.authorLeshoro, T M
dc.contributor.authorBolton, D A
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-08T13:50:21Z
dc.date.available2018-05-08T13:50:21Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.updated2016-01-22T07:47:24Z
dc.description.abstractFrom 2001 to 2006, two new designs of flipper bands made from silicone rubbers were tested on African penguins Spheniscus demersus at 365 nests on Robben Island, South Africa. We compared, over six years, the breeding success, from hatching to fledging, of three different groups of penguins: those with rubber bands (117 nests), with conventional stainless-steel bands (103 nests) and without bands (145 nests). There were no significant differences in breeding success between the three groups, suggesting that neither the currently used steel bands, nor either of the new rubber-band designs, were harmful during the seasons investigated. The rubber bands caused less wear of feathers and less drag on a model penguin than the steel bands. In captivity, the behaviours of African penguins fitted with rubber bands were not noticeably different to those of unbanded birds.
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2989/AJMS.2008.30.3.12.646
dc.identifier.apacitationBarham, P. J., Underhill, L. G., Crawford, R. J. M., Leshoro, T. M., & Bolton, D. A. (2008). Impact of flipper-banding on breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island: comparisons among silicone rubber bands, stainless-steel bands and no bands. <i>African Journal of Marine Science</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28013en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBarham, P J, L G Underhill, R J M Crawford, T M Leshoro, and D A Bolton "Impact of flipper-banding on breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island: comparisons among silicone rubber bands, stainless-steel bands and no bands." <i>African Journal of Marine Science</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28013en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBarham, P. J., Underhill, L. G., Crawford, R. J. M., Leshoro, T. M., & Bolton, D. A. (2008). Impact of flipper-banding on breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island: comparisons among silicone rubber bands, stainless-steel bands and no bands. African Journal of Marine Science, 30(3), 595-602.
dc.identifier.ris TY - AU - Barham, P J AU - Underhill, L G AU - Crawford, R J M AU - Leshoro, T M AU - Bolton, D A AB - From 2001 to 2006, two new designs of flipper bands made from silicone rubbers were tested on African penguins Spheniscus demersus at 365 nests on Robben Island, South Africa. We compared, over six years, the breeding success, from hatching to fledging, of three different groups of penguins: those with rubber bands (117 nests), with conventional stainless-steel bands (103 nests) and without bands (145 nests). There were no significant differences in breeding success between the three groups, suggesting that neither the currently used steel bands, nor either of the new rubber-band designs, were harmful during the seasons investigated. The rubber bands caused less wear of feathers and less drag on a model penguin than the steel bands. In captivity, the behaviours of African penguins fitted with rubber bands were not noticeably different to those of unbanded birds. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - African Journal of Marine Science LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Impact of flipper-banding on breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island: comparisons among silicone rubber bands, stainless-steel bands and no bands TI - Impact of flipper-banding on breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island: comparisons among silicone rubber bands, stainless-steel bands and no bands UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28013 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/28013
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBarham PJ, Underhill LG, Crawford RJM, Leshoro TM, Bolton DA. Impact of flipper-banding on breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island: comparisons among silicone rubber bands, stainless-steel bands and no bands. African Journal of Marine Science. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28013.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceAfrican Journal of Marine Science
dc.source.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tams20
dc.subject.otherAfrican penguin
dc.subject.otherbehaviour
dc.subject.othereffects of flipper-banding
dc.subject.otherdrag
dc.subject.otherfledging success
dc.subject.othersilicone rubber
dc.subject.otherSpheniscus demersus
dc.subject.otherstainless steel
dc.titleImpact of flipper-banding on breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island: comparisons among silicone rubber bands, stainless-steel bands and no bands
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.filetypeImage
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Barham_Article_2008.pdf
Size:
428.14 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.72 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Journal Articles