An edition of A manual for wildlife radio tagging (2001)

A manual for wildlife radio tagging

[Rev. ed.]

by Robert Kenward

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2001

Publisher

Academic Press

Language

English

Pages

311

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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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-286) and index.
Includes glossary and appendices.
Previous ed. : published as Wildlife radio tagging, 1987.

Published in: San Diego, CA, London
Series: Biological techniques series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class: 599/.028
Library of Congress: QL60.4 .K46 2001, SK351

The Physical Object

Pagination: x, 311 p. :
Number of pages: 311

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL6798395M
ISBN 10: 0124042422
LCCN: 00103147
Goodreads: 2708759

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A manual for wildlife radio tagging

by Robert Kenward