A preliminary evaluation of activity-sensing GPS collars for estimating daily activity patterns of Japanese black bears

Ursus

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-161

  Yamazaki, Koji ^a   Kozakai, Chinatsu ^b   Kasai, Shinsuke ^b   Goto, Yusuke ^b   Koike, Shinsuke ^b   Furubayashi, Kengo ^b  

^a Ibaraki Nature Museum   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activity sensor; Ashio Mountains; Diel activity patterns; GPS; Japanese black bear; Time budgets; Ursus thibetanus japonicus

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 58149352563     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/07GR009.1     Document Type: Article

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