Vertebrate Ecologists report from Davis Station 1987 - Michael Whitehead

This is a scanned copy of the Vertebrate Ecologists report from Davis Station, 1987. The report was written by Michael Whitehead.The report covers:Elephant Seals - Census and tagging programWeddell Seals - Adult resight and pup tagging programsAdelie Penguins - Monitoring population size (aerial photographic survey, and ground survey/pattern of occupation of colonies) - Diet study - Survival/mortality study of eggs and chicks - Seasonal fluctuation in adult condition and chick growth - Energetics studies - Swimming behaviour - Food availabilityEmperor Penguins - Diet study - Amanda Bay censusSeabird studies - Southern Giant Petrel censusing and banding - Rauer Island seabirds (reference breeding group counts/banding and 1987/88 Rauers program)