An accurate and adaptable photogrammetric approach for estimating the mass and body condition of pinnipeds using an unmanned aerial system

• Douglas J. Krause ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: douglas.krause@noaa.gov

  Affiliation Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2517-3106

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• Jefferson T. Hinke,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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• Wayne L. Perryman,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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• Michael E. Goebel,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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• Donald J. LeRoi

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Aerial Imaging Solutions, LLC, Old Lyme, Connecticut, United States of America

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