Quantification and accuracy of activity data measured with VHF and GPS telemetry

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-92

  Coulombe, Marie Lou ^a   Massé, Ariane ^a   Côté, Steeve D ^a,b  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity; Activity sensor; Circadian; Global Positioning System; GPS; Odocoileus virginianus; Radiotelemetry; VHF; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEER; GPS;

ANTICOSTI ISLAND; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ANIMALIA; AXIS (DEER); CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 33646590930     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[81:QAAOAD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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