Movement patterns of sable antelope in the Kruger National Park from GPS/GSM collars: A preliminary assessment

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-151

  Rahimi, Sahar ^a   Owen Smith, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cell phone collars; GPS telemetry; Movement patterns; Sable antelope

Indexed keywords

DIEL MIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GPS; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RUMINANT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TELEMETRY;

AFRICA; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOTRAGUS; HIPPOTRAGUS NIGER;

EID: 38149015420     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/0379-4369-37.2.143     Document Type: Article

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