Development of a noncontact and long-term respiration monitoring system using microwave radar for hibernating black bear

Zoo Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-270

  Suzuki, Satoshi ^a   Matsui, Takemi ^a   Kawahara, Hiroshi ^a   Gotoh, Shinji ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hibernation; Japanese black bear; Microwave radar; Monitoring; Noncontact; Respiratory rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; BREATHING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MICROWAVES; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RESPIRATION; TELEMETRY; URSIDAE;

ANIMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 67249140490     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20229     Document Type: Article

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