Performance and retention of lightweight satellite radio tags applied to the ears of polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Performance and retention of lightweight satellite radio tags applied to the ears of polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Abstract Background Satellite telemetry studies provide information that is critical to the conservation and management of species affected by ecological change. Here we report on the performance and retention of two types (SPOT-227 and SPOT-305A) of ear-mounted Argos-linked satellite transmitters (...

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Main Authors: Øystein Wiig, Erik W. Born, Kristin L. Laidre, Rune Dietz, Mikkel Villum Jensen, George M. Durner, Anthony M. Pagano, Eric Regehr, Michelle St. Martin, Stephen Atkinson, Markus Dyck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Animal Biotelemetry
Subjects:
Ear satellite transmitters
Performance
Retention
Platform transmitter terminal
PTT
Polar bear
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40317-017-0124-0

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