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A manual for wildlife radio tagging /
Retaining the introductory flavor of the now classic First Edition, this revision includes all the latest techniques in the field. New information on methods of radio tag harnessing, new sections on satellite tracking techniques and new types of data analysis are all included. Still the only compreh...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego, Calif. ; London :
Academic Press,
2001.
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| Edición: | [Rev. ed.]. |
| Colección: | Biological techniques series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; A Manual for Wildlife Radio Tagging; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. First Questions; 1.1 Biological questions; 1.2 Planning; 1.3 Training; 1.4 Conclusions; Chapter 2. Basic Equipment; 2.1 Frequency; 2.2 Receivers; 2.3 Receiving antennas; 2.4 Transmitters; 2.5 Tag designs; 2.6 Tags as capture aids; 2.7 Conclusions; Chapter 3. Automated Systems; 3.1 Satellite tracking; 3.2 GPS tags; 3.3 Location by ground-based stations; 3.4 Choosing location systems; 3.5 Data logging; 3.6 Conclusions; Chapter 4. Making Preparations; 4.1 Buying equipment.
- 4.2 Software preparations4.3 Maps and GIS; 4.4 Conclusions; Chapter 5. Making Tags; 5.1 Tag components; 5.2 Tag construction; 5.3 Tag designs; 5.4 Conclusions; Chapter 6. Tag Attachment; 6.1 Effects on animals; 6.2 Minimal tagging, soft tagging; 6.3 Attachment techniques; 6.4 Tag adjustment and detachment; 6.5 Conclusions; Chapter 7. Radio Tracking; 7.1 First principles; 7.2 Making a start.; 7.3 Practice tracking; 7.4 Signals from tagged animals; 7.5 Motorised tracking; 7.6 Conclusions; Chapter 8. Collecting Data; 8.1 Radio surveillance; 8.2 Recording locations; 8.3 Accuracy.
- 8.4 Survival data8.5 Continuous refinement; 8.6 Conclusions; Chapter 9. Behaviour and Home Ranges; 9.1 Activity and event records; 9.2 Movement records; 9.3 Home-range analysis; 9.4 Conclusions; Chapter 10. Demography and Interactions; 10.1 Density estimations; 10.2 Survival analyses; 10.3 Interaction with resources; 10.4 Social interactions; 10.5 Conclusions; References; Glossary; Appendix I: Sources of equipment; RECEIVING, TAGGING AND LOGGING EQUIPMENT; TAG AND MOUNTING COMPONENTS; Appendix II: Sources of software; DATA COLLECTION; ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; GENERAL PURPOSE GIS.