An assessment of the use of telemetry for primate reintroductions

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 311-325

  Trayford, Hannah R ^a   Farmer, Kay H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Monitoring after release; Radio tracking; Telemetric device

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMONITORING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; PRIMATE; RADIOTELEMETRY; REINTRODUCTION; TRACKING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FELIS; PRIMATES; RAPTORES;

EID: 84868382276     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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