An improved timing device for monitoring pulsed frequency of temperature-sensing transmitters in free-ranging animals

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 172-180

  Lutterschmidt, William I ^a   Lutterschmidt, Jerry J ^b   Reinert, Howard K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Electrical Design and Engineering   (United States)

^c The College of New Jersey   (United States)

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EID: 0029862152     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426642     Document Type: Article

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