Surgical Implantation of Intra-abdominal Radiotransmitters in Marine Otters (<i>Lontra felina</i>) in Central Chile

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dc.contributor.authorSoto-Azat, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorBoher, Francisca
dc.contributor.authorFabry, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorPascual, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorMedina-Vogel, Gonzalo
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T01:04:58Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T01:04:58Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractSix free-ranging marine otters (Lontra felina) were livetrapped on the central coast of Chile and implanted with specially designed radiotransmitters as part of a spatial ecology study. Marine otters frequent the rocky seashore, often squeezing their narrow bodies through cracks and crevices and grooming themselves on the rocks. They are also among the smallest of the otter species, weighing between 3.4 kg and 4.5 kg. For these reasons, the transmitter used was small, rectangular, and flat, measuring 3.5x3.2x1.0 cm. They were implanted using a ventral midline approach to minimize contact between the skin incision and sharp-edged rocks. Surgical incisions healed within 2 wk. The transmitters functioned well, but the duration varied from 62 days to 143 days instead of the 240 days predicted by the manufacturer. All six marine otters reestablished in their home ranges, and survey results suggest they survived well beyond the life of the transmitters.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1943-3700
dc.identifier.issn0090-3558
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/95764
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000260801500020
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final982
dc.pagina.inicio979
dc.revistaJournal of wildlife diseases
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectLontra felina
dc.subjectmarine otter
dc.subjectradiotransmitter
dc.subjectsurgery
dc.subjecttelemetry
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.titleSurgical Implantation of Intra-abdominal Radiotransmitters in Marine Otters (<i>Lontra felina</i>) in Central Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen44
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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