Using an electronic compass to determine telemetry azimuths

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1039-1043

  Cox Jr , Robert R ^a   Scalf, Joseph D ^b,c   Jamison, Brent E ^a   Lutz, R Scott ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Azimuth; Efficiency; Electronic compass; Precision; Radiotelemetry

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH; BIOTELEMETRY; ORIENTATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036975061     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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