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. 2014 Nov 6;9(11):e111835. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111835

Table 4. Number of biopsy sampling and satellite tagging attempts on killer whales at Marion Island.

Attempts Hits Hitrate (%)a Misses Successfulhitsb Sampling/taggingrate (%)a
Biopsy 72 44 61.11 28 31 43.06
Tagging(Kiwisat 202) 23 15 65.22 8 7c 30.43
Tagging (SPOT5) 11 9 81.81 2 9c 81.81
Tagging (Mk10-A) 3 3 100.00 0 3c 100.00

Notes: aFollowing [24]; bHit and tissue sample for biopsy sampling, hit and attach for satellite tagging; cTags attached, but did not necessarily penetrate properly.