TY  - JOUR
AU  - Yvon Le Maho, Jason D. Whittington
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Rovers minimize human disturbance in research on wild animals
N2  - Investigating wild animals while minimizing human disturbance remains an important methodological challenge. When approached by a remote-operated vehicle (rover) which can be equipped to make radio-frequency identifications, wild penguins had significantly lower and shorter stress responses (determined by heart rate and behavior) than when approached by humans. Upon immobilization, the rover—unlike humans—did not disorganize colony structure, and stress rapidly ceased. Thus, rovers can reduce human disturbance of wild animals and the resulting scientific bias.
SN  - 1548-7105
SN  - 1548-7105
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.3173
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ID  - YvonLeMaho2014
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