Random Measurement Error and Specimen Shrinkage in Short-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus Tenuirostris

• Published in: Marine ornithology Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 11 - 20
• Main Author: Totterman, Stephen L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Marine; Procellariidae; Puffinus tenuirostris

External biometrics have many applications in ornithology, and study skins are a major source of these measurements. However, measurements can be imprecise, and skins tend to shrink when they dry - two problems rarely investigated for petrels (family: Procellariidae). This study examined measurement...