Assessing accuracy and utility of satellite-tracking data using Argos-linked Fastloc-GPS

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 571-581

  Witt, M J ^a   Akesson S ^b   Broderick, A C ^a   Coyne, M S ^a,c   Ellick, J ^d   Formia, A ^e   Hays, G C ^f   Luschi, P ^g   Stroud, Stedson ^c   Godley, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SEATURTLEorg ^*  (United States)

^d Ascension Island Turtle Group   (United States)

^e WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Gabon)

^f SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal movement; Geolocation; Home range analysis; Marine vertebrate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77955588176     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.05.022     Document Type: Note

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