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(2) Would like to increase the 45 adult 

birds to 55 with TDR/satellite tags. The 

addition of 10 birds allows for potential 

instrument failure and the need to 

maintain an overall sample size of 45+ 

birds with working TDRs each season. 

(3) Given the cold temperatures at in 

Antarctica, especially Cape Crozier, it is 

very difficult to collect blood from the 

leg or flipper of a penguin in the short 

time period needed for measuring 

corticosterone levels. They would like 

to switch to drawing blood from the 

jugular vein. Dr. Lisa Balance has 

extensive experience with penguin 

physiology and jugular blood draw 

techniques and will deploy with the 

team to refresh their training in this 

blood draw technique. 

(4) Follow chicks from the 55 adults 

equipped with TDR instruments 

through the creching stage, which has 

never been studied. They will need to 

individually mark chicks using ‘‘T-bar 

anchor tags’’ (or Fish tags) during the 

first weighing. By studying the chicks at 

this stage to adult would help to 

determine a more accurate measure of 

reproductive success. The tag will be 

removed, however if the chick is not 

found, the tag will eventually wear off. 

(5) Finally, they plan to extract ∼3 

feathers from the backs of adults with 

TDRs and PIT tags in order to determine 

sex using genetic analysis, as well as to 

relate melanin levels to bird condition.. 

Location: ASPA 121—Cape Royds, 

and ASPA 124—Cape Crozier, Ross 

Island, and ASPA 105—Beaufort Island, 

Ross Sea. 

Dates: September 1, 2011 to August 

31, 2015. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

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