An automated temperature-based option for estimating surface activity and refuge use patterns in free-ranging animals

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1414-1422

  Davis, J R ^a   Taylor, E N ^b   DeNardo, D F ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrox; Biotelemetry; Crotalus; Heloderma; Reptile; Suspectum

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ARID ENVIRONMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; AUTOMATION; BIOTELEMETRY; DESERT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT USE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIZARD; PREDICTION; REFUGE; SNAKE;

NORTH AMERICA; SONORAN DESERT;

ANIMALIA; CROTALUS; CROTALUS ATROX; HELODERMA; HELODERMA SUSPECTUM; HELODERMATIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 44949113245     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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