Is acoustic tracking appropriate for air-breathing marine animals? Dugongs as a case study

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 464, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Zeh, Daniel R ^a   Heupel, Michelle R ^a,d   Limpus, Colin J ^a   Hamann, Mark ^a   Fuentes, Mariana M P B ^a   Babcock, Russel C ^b   Pillans, Richard D ^b   Townsend, Kathy A ^c   Marsh, Helene ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Threatened Species Unit   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Dugong dugon; GPS; Marine wildlife; Satellite; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

AIR-BREATHING ORGANISM; BIOACOUSTICS; BIOTELEMETRY; GPS; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MARINE MAMMAL; SATELLITE DATA; SEAGRASS; TRACKING;

AUSTRALIA; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; DUGONG DUGON; MAMMALIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84919934945     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.11.013     Document Type: Article

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