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Description: |
x, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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General Note: |
Revised edition of: Wildlife radio tagging. 1987. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-286) and index. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Replaces the author's 1987 publication, Wildlife radio tagging as the standard text in the field. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Biological questions -- Planning -- Training -- Basic Equipment -- Frequency -- Receivers -- Receiving antennas -- Transmitters -- Tag designs -- Tags as capture aids -- Automated Systems -- Satellite tracking -- GPS tags -- Location by ground-based stations -- Choosing location systems -- Data logging -- Making Preparations -- Buying equipment -- Software preparations -- Maps and GIS -- Making Tags -- Tag components -- Tag construction -- Tag designs -- Tag Attachment -- Effects on animals -- Minimal tagging, soft tagging -- Attachment techniques -- Tag adjustment and detachment -- Radio Tracking -- First principles -- Making a start -- Practice tracking -- Signals from tagged animals -- Motorised tracking -- Collecting Data -- Radio surveillance -- Recording locations -- Accuracy -- Survival data -- Continuous refinement -- Behaviour and Home Ranges -- Activity and event records -- Movement records -- Home-range analysis -- Demography and Interactions -- Density estimations -- Survival analyses -- Interaction with resources -- Social interactions. |
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Series Added Entry: |
Biological techniques series. |