The usefulness of GPS telemetry to study wolf circadian and social activity

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 947-960

  Merrill, Samuel B ^a,b,d,e,f   David Mech, L ^c,d,g  

^a Camp Ripley Headquarters   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^g PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Canis lupus; Circadian; Global Positioning System; GPS; Movements; Telemetry; Wolf

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CANID; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GPS; MOVEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

LITTLE FALLS; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 1642424228     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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