Inference of Animal Activity from GPS Collar Data on Free-Ranging Cattle

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 256-266

  Ungar, Eugene D ^a   Henkin, Zalmen ^b   Gutman, Mario ^a   Dolev, Amit ^b   Genizi, Avraham ^a   Ganskopp, David ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification and regression trees; Foraging behavior; Global positioning system; Grazing time; Motion sensors

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CATTLE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GPS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 22744433385     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2005)58[256:IOAAFG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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