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A manual for wildlife radio tagging
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A manual for wildlife radio tagging

Author: Robert Kenward
Publisher: San Diego : Academic Press, ©2001.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Robert Kenward
ISBN: 0124042422 9780124042421
OCLC Number: 45536866
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Wildlife radio tagging. 1987.
Description: x, 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1 First Questions1 -- 1.1 Biological questions 2 -- 1.2 Planning 3 -- 1.3 Training 15 -- 1.4 Conclusions 15 -- 2 Basic Equipment16 -- 2.1 Frequency 20 -- 2.2 Receivers 22 -- 2.3 Receiving antennas28 -- 2.4 Transmitters 35 -- 2.5 Tag designs40 -- 2.6 Tags as capture aids 55 -- 2.7 Conclusions 56 -- 3 Automated Systems57 -- 3.1 Satellite tracking 57 -- 3.2 GPS tags60 -- 3.3 Location by ground-based stations63 -- 3.4 Choosing location systems70 -- 3.5 Data logging75 -- 3.6 Conclusions 78 -- 4 Making Preparations79 -- 4.1 Buying equipm ent 79 -- 4.2 Software preparations85 -- 4.3 Maps and GIS91 -- 4.4 Conclusions 96 -- 5 Making Tags98 -- 5.1 Tag components 98 -- 5.2 Tag construction106 -- 5.3 Tag designs 110 -- 5.4 Conclusions 121 -- 6 Tag Attachment123 -- 6.1 Effects on animals123 -- 6.2 Minimal tagging, soft tagging128 -- 6.3 Attachment techniques131 -- 6.4 Tag adjustment and detachment144 -- 6.5 Conclusions146 -- 7 Radio Tracking147 -- 7.1 First principles 147 -- 7.2 Making a start148 -- 7.3 Practice tracking157 -- 7.4 Signals from tagged animals161 -- 7.5 Motorised tracking 166 -- 7.6 Conclusions180 -- 8 Collecting Data181 -- 8.1 Radio surveillance 182 -- 8.2 Recording locations 183 -- 8.3 Accuracy191 -- 8.4 Survival data197 -- 8.5 Continuous refinement199 -- 8.6 Conclusions200 -- 9 Behaviour and Home Ranges201 -- 9.1 Activity and event records201 -- 9.2 Movement records 202 -- 9.3 Home-range analysis 207 -- 9.4 Conclusions 231 -- 10 Demography and Interactions233 -- 10.1 Density estim ations 233 -- 10.2 Survival analyses 237 -- 10.3 Interaction with resources245 -- 10.4 Social interactions 252 -- 10.5 Conclusions256 -- References257 -- Glossary287 -- Appendix I: Sources of equipment296 -- Appendix II: Sources of software302 -- Index307.
Responsibility: Robert E. Kenward.
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