Influence of topography and GPS fix interval on GPS collar performance

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 926-934

  Cain III, James W ^a,b,d   Krausman, Paul R ^a,e   Jansen, Brian D ^a,f   Morgart, John R ^b,c,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d Northern Arizona University   (United States)

^e Southwestern Section Representative for TWS   (United States)

^f Silver Bell Mountains   (United States)

^g United States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^h Wildlife Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Fix rate; Global Positioning System; GPS telemetry; Location error; Success

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ERROR ANALYSIS; GPS; TOPOGRAPHY;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30344463325     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[926:IOTAGF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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