Moderating Argos location errors in animal tracking data

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 999-1007

  Douglas, David C ^a   Weinzierl, Rolf ^b   C Davidson, Sarah ^c   Kays, Roland ^d,e   Wikelski, Martin ^c,f   Bohrer, Gil ^g  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Max Planck Institute for Ornithology ^*  (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^d NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^g Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Animal movement; Argos; Douglas Argos filter; Movebank; Satellite telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; GYMNOGYPS;

EID: 84869183590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2012.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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