Transmitter height influences error of ground-based radio-telemetry

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-101

  Townsend II, Darrell E ^a   Ditchkoff, Stephen S ^b   Fuhlendorf, Samuel D ^c  

^a Office of Ecosystems Management   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal location; Bobwhite quail; Colinus virginianus; Error; Meleagris gallopavo; Odocoileus virginianus; Telemetry; White tailed deer; Wild turkey

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 34249793266     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2007)13[98:THIEOG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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