Effects of species behavior on global positioning system collar fix rates

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 557-563

  Mattisson, Jenny ^a   Andrén, Henrik ^a   Persson, Jens ^a   Segerström, Peter ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity pattern; Behavior; Fix rate; Global positioning system; Gulo gulo; Lynx lynx

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOTELEMETRY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FELID; GPS; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MUSTELID; RESEARCH WORK;

SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA; GULO GULO; LYNX; LYNX LYNX;

EID: 77950254158     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-157     Document Type: Article

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