The performance and validation of a data logger for long-term determination of activity in free-ranging reindeer, Rangifer tarandus L.

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 89, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 299-308

  Oort, Bob E H Van ^a   Tyler, Nicholas J C ^a   Storeheier, Pål Vegar ^a   Stokkan, Karl Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activity monitoring; Caribou; Data logger; Rangifer; Reindeer; Ruminant; Svalbard

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOTELEMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; UNGULATE;

BOVIDAE; RANGIFER; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 7044222607     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.06.009     Document Type: Article

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