Accuracy and precision of archival tag data: A multiple-tagging study conducted on a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in the Indian Ocean

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 547-554

  Wilson, S G ^a   Stewart, B S ^a   Polovina, J J ^b   Meekan, M G ^c   Stevens, J D ^d   Galuardi, B ^e  

^a HUBBS SEAWORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Depth; Error; Pop up satellite archival tag; Precision; Rhincodon typus; Temperature; Whale shark

Indexed keywords

DEPTH DETERMINATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SATELLITE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SHARK; TAGGING; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NINGALOO REEF; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; PISCES; RHINCODON TYPUS; RHINCODONTIDAE;

EID: 35448987033     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2007.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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