Effects of number of animals monitored on representations of cattle group movement characteristics and spatial occupancy.

The number of animals required to represent the collective characteristics of a group remains a concern in animal movement monitoring with GPS. Monitoring a subset of animals from a group instead of all animals can reduce costs and labor; however, incomplete data may cause information losses and ina...

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Main Authors: Tong Liu, Angela R Green, Luis F Rodríguez, Brett C Ramirez, Daniel W Shike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4315582?pdf=render