Remote monitoring of crocodilians: Implantation, attachment and release methods for transmitters and data-loggers

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 284-292

  Franklin, Craig E ^a   Read, Mark A ^b   Kraft, Peter G ^a   Liebsch, Niko ^c   Irwin, Steve R ^d   Campbell, Hamish A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Australia Zoo Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alligators; Archival tags; Crocodiles; Reptiles; Satellite; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CROCODILIAN; DATA ACQUISITION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TELEMETRY;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATORINAE; ANIMALIA; CAIMAN; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI; CROCODYLUS POROSUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 67549148594     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08153     Document Type: Article

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