Difficulties identifying Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) in the wild using whisker spot patterns

Individual identification is a beneficial tool in behavioural and ecological research. In mark-recapture studies, for example, it can improve abundance, residency and site fidelity estimates. Two non-invasive, photo-identification approaches, using whisker spot patterns, were tested to identify wild...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Osterrieder, Sylvia, Parnum, Iain, Salgado Kent, Chandra, Robinson, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52581