Identification of pelagic cormorant <i>Phalacrocorax pelagicus</i> by using bone size measurements
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- FUKUDA Michio
- Japanese Cormorant Banding Group
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- ヒメウ<i>Phalacrocorax pelagicus</i>の骨格の計測値を用いた種同定
- ヒメウPhalacrocorax pelagicusの骨格の計測値を用いた種同定
- ヒメウ Phalacrocorax pelagicus ノ コッカク ノ ケイソクチ オ モチイタ タネ ドウテイ
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Abstract
The Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus is widely distributed along the North Pacific coast. Four cormorant species inhabit Japan, and their habitats overlap with each other. The Pelagic Cormorant is the smallest species, and its range widely overlaps with both the Japanese and Great Cormorants. Therefore, bone measurements of Pelagic Cormorants are important in the identification of this species when recovered or when bones of unknown origin are excavated. However, there are few detailed reports on Pelagic Cormorant bones. Measurements on 39 parts from 14 main bones of 28 Pelagic Cormorants showed that many measurements did not overlap with either the Japanese Cormorant or the Great Cormorant. This suggested that distinguishing the Pelagic Cormorant from the Japanese Cormorant and the Great Cormorant was possible by measuring bone sizes.
Journal
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- The Bulletin of the Japanese Bird Banding Association
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The Bulletin of the Japanese Bird Banding Association 26 (1), 1-10, 2014
The Japanese Bird Banding Association