Performance of spread spectrum global positioning system collars on grizzly and black bears

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1174-1183

  Schwartz, Charles C ^a   Podruzny, Shannon ^a   Cain, Steven L ^b   Cherry, Steve ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

American black bear; brown bear; fix success; Global Positioning System (GPS); radiotelemetry; spread spectrum; Ursus americanus; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANTENNA; BEAR; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY SIZE; DATA MANAGEMENT; DATA TRANSMISSION; GPS; HABITAT SELECTION; RADIOTELEMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 77954506143     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-514     Document Type: Article

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