A new GPS-GSM-based method to study behavior of brown bears

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 446-450

  Sundell, Janne ^a   Kojola, Ilpo ^b   Hanski, Ilkka ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Metapopulation Research Group   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brown bear; Global Positioning Systems; Global System for Mobile Communications; Human contact; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA TRANSMISSION; GPS; LIFE SCIENCE; MOBILE COMMUNICATION;

ANIMALIA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 33745609770     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[446:ANGMTS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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