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Description: |
33 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-33). |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Examines the history and different methods of marking seals and sea-lions for study purposes in the North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Antarctic regions. Includes results of studies of the northern fur seal conducted from 1940-1949 on the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Compares the duration and effectiveness of ear clipping, branding, shearing, tagging, painting, and punching as ways of marking. Illustrations include depictions of marking tools and marked animals. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Scheffer, Victor B. Experiments in the marking of seals and sea-lions. Washington : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1950 (OCoLC)632783512 |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
http://aquaticcommons.org/2073/ |