ID tags handicap penguins
Study finds that birds with flipper bands are late to breed and are less successful at it
May 18, 2004
The identification bands that researchers put on penguins' flippers seriously handicap the birds, according to research published online by a team of ecologists this week in
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By implanting electronic tags under the skin of penguins, Le Maho's team could carry out the first long-term study comparing banded with unbanded birds. The...