Evaluation of a Global Positioning System backpack transmitter for wild turkey research
| Autor: | Kevin L. Skow, Joshua D. Guthrie, Robert T. Snelgrove, Christopher O. Kochanny, Michael E. Byrne, Jason B. Hardin, Bret A. Collier, Matthew J. Butler, Michael J. Chamberlain, Markus J. Peterson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Ecology
business.industry Terrain Backpack Geography Habitat Assisted GPS Telemetry Global Positioning System General Earth and Planetary Sciences Wild turkey business Cartography Spatial analysis Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Wildlife Management. 75:539-547 |
| ISSN: | 1937-2817 0022-541X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jwmg.137 |
| Popis: | Radiotelemetry is the standard method for monitoring wild turkey (Meleagris gallapavo) movements and habitat use. Spatial data collected using telemetry-based monitoring are frequently inaccurate due to triangulation error. However, new technology, such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS) has increased ecologists' ability to accurately evaluate animal movements and habitat selection. We evaluated the efficacy of micro-GPS backpack units for use on wild turkeys. We tested a micro-GPS developed specifically for avian species that incorporated a GPS antenna with a lightweight rechargeable battery and a very high frequency (VHF) transmitter. We conducted a series of static tests to evaluate performance in varying types of vegetative canopy cover and terrain. After static testing, we deployed micro-GPS on 8 adult male Rio Grande wild turkeys (M. g. intermedia) trapped in south Texas and 2 adult females trapped in the Texas panhandle. Micro-GPS units collected 26,439 locations out of 26,506 scheduled a... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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