Radiotracking large wilderness mammals: Integration of GPS and argostechnology

Ursus

Volumn 11, Issue , 1999, Pages 261-274

  Schwartz, Charles C ^a,b   Arthur, Stephen M ^a  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal tracking; Argos; Brown bears; Global positioning system; GPS; Radiotelemetry; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347218846     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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