Portable thermal scanners to detect and monitor small endotherms: A comparative assessment of available equipment to guide practitioners

Abstract Detection is essential to studying and monitoring wild animals; however, detection is challenging for small endotherms that are nocturnal or best detected at night. Techniques such as trapping or spotlighting disturb focal species, and the effectiveness of spotlighting can be limited for cr...

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Published in:	Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors:	Finella M. E. Dawlings, Claire Mackay, Morgan Humphrey, William F. Mitchell, Karina J. Sorrell, Sonia Sanchez, Benjamin M. Viola, Rohan H. Clarke
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2023-07-01
Subjects:	detection distance detection rate endotherm nocturnal spotlighting thermal
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10331