A flexible GPS tracking system for studying bird behaviour at multiple scales

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 571-580

  Bouten, Willem ^a   Baaij, Edwin W ^b   Shamoun Baranes, Judy ^a   Camphuysen, Kees C J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Animal movement; Bio logger; Flight strategy; Foraging; Migration

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ANTENNA; BIRD; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GPS; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; TRACKING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; LARUS FUSCUS;

EID: 84874955609     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-012-0908-1     Document Type: Article

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