Measuring daily ranging distances of Rhinopithecus bieti via a global positioning system collar at Jinsichang, China: A methodological consideration

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 783-794

  Ren, Baoping ^a   Li, Ming ^a   Long, Yongcheng ^b   Grüter, Cyril C ^c   Wei, Fuwen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Day range; Efficacy of GPS collar; Rhinopithecus bieti

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIURNAL VARIATION; GPS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRIMATE; RANGE EXPANSION; SEASONALITY; VEGETATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LIJIANG; YUNNAN;

PYGATHRIX BIETI;

EID: 45449104613     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9251-z     Document Type: Article

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