Ungulate behavior has been studied extensively but direct observation of free-ranging animals over long periods of time and large geographic areas is often prohibitively difficult. Improved technology, such as GPS collars fitted with motion-sensitive activity monitors, provides researchers with a potential tool to remotely collect fine scale activity and location...
We used occupancy modeling to compare the detection probabilities of white-headed woodpeckers using transect call-point versus ARU surveys. We then used the estimated detection probability for each survey method to evaluate the number of surveys needed to infer white-headed woodpeckers absence under different levels of certainty.
Direct behavioral observations of multiple free-ranging animals over long periods of time and large geographic areas is
prohibitively difficult. However, recent improvements in technology, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) collars
equipped with motion-sensitive activity monitors, create the potential to remotely monitor animal behavior.
Accelerometer-equipped activity monitors quantify animal motion...
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collars require correction for timing errors
AdamJ. Gaylord*, Dana M. Sanchez
Department of
Direct behavioral observations of multiple free-ranging animals over long periods of time and large geographic areas is
prohibitively difficult. However, recent improvements in technology, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) collars
equipped with motion-sensitive activity monitors, create the potential to remotely monitor animal behavior.
Accelerometer-equipped activity monitors quantify animal motion...
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Positioning System Collar Accelerometer
Activity Monitors
AdamJ. Gaylord,* Dana M. Sanchez
Department of
Direct behavioral observations of multiple free-ranging animals over long periods of time and large geographic areas is
prohibitively difficult. However, recent improvements in technology, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) collars
equipped with motion-sensitive activity monitors, create the potential to remotely monitor animal behavior.
Accelerometer-equipped activity monitors quantify animal motion...
Direct behavioral observations of multiple free-ranging animals over long periods of time and large geographic areas is prohibitively difficult. However, recent improvements in technology, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) collars equipped with motion-sensitive activity monitors, create the potential to remotely monitor animal behavior. Accelerometer-equipped activity monitors quantify animal motion...
Dual-axis accelerometer global positioning system collars can be used to remotely record the activity level and behavior of free-ranging animals, but inter- and intraspecific variations in motion among behaviors necessitate calibration for each species of interest. To date, little work has been done to determine the best duration for sampling...
Natural disturbances and human activities can alter the benthic composition of coral reefs and other marine ecosystems. Reef fishes that associate with particular structures on the sea floor, such as coral heads, may be vulnerable to perturbations of those habitats. The spread of a newly discovered crustose alga (Ramicrusta sp.)...
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of fish-habitat associations on
disturbed coral reefs: chaetodontid fishes in New Caledonia. J
In his Nick Adams stories, Ernest Hemingway traces the life of a single man as he moves from boyhood to adolescence to adulthood to fatherhood. From the beginning of Nick Adams life, it is clear that he does not fit into the role of the traditional hero. In addition, Nick...
The end of the Cold War brought about changes within international political relations that resulted in expanded interest in global civil society. Such developments, like globalization and democratization, have encouraged the growth of social and political organizations. Political scientists have found that these inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations have a significant...
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