Relationship between home range characteristics and the probability of obtaining successful global positioning system (GPS) collar positions for elk in New Mexico

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 213-222

  Biggs, James R ^a   Bennett, Kathryn D ^a   Fresquez, Phil R ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elk; Global positioning system; Position acquisition rate; Radio collar

Indexed keywords

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0035308928     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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