New GPS technology improves fix success for large mammal collars in dense tropical forests

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-221

  Tobler, Mathias W ^a,b  

^a BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Data screening; Fix success; GPS collar; Location error; Tapir; Tracktag

Indexed keywords

GPS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MAMMAL; NEOTROPICAL REGION; RADIOTELEMETRY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TELEMETRY; TEMPERATE FOREST; TRACKING; TROPICAL FOREST;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 69749115231     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409005811     Document Type: Article

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