The golden age of bio-logging: How animal-borne sensors are advancing the frontiers of ecology

Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1741-1753

  Wilmers, Christopher C ^a   Nickel, Barry ^a   Bryce, Caleb M ^a   Smith, Justine A ^a   Wheat, Rachel E ^a   Yovovich, Veronica ^a   Hebblewhite, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Animal borne sensors; Behavioral monitoring; Bio logging; Biotelemetry; Conservation; GPS; Physiological monitoring; Remotely sensed environmental conditions; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; AGE; ANIMAL; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOTELEMETRY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GPS; INNOVATION; MOVEMENT; PINNIPED; REMOTE SENSING; TRACKING; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA;

ACCELEROMETRY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DEVICES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TELEMETRY;

ACCELEROMETRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TELEMETRY;

EID: 84937019790     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/14-1401.1     Document Type: Article

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