Application of a high‐resolution animal‐borne remote video camera with global positioning for wildlife study: Observations on the secret lives of woodland caribou
Abstract For many species of animals, obtaining basic life‐history data is difficult and even some common aspects, such as diet choice, remain unknown. To overcome this problem, we deployed what is, to our knowledge, the first successful application of a terrestrial high‐resolution animal‐borne vide...
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crwiley:10.1002/wsb.130 2024-06-23T07:52:04+00:00 Application of a high‐resolution animal‐borne remote video camera with global positioning for wildlife study: Observations on the secret lives of woodland caribou Thompson, Ian D. Bakhtiari, Mehdi Rodgers, Arthur R. Baker, James A. Fryxell, John M. Iwachewski, Edward 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wsb.130 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fwsb.130 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/wsb.130/fullpdf en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Wildlife Society Bulletin volume 36, issue 2, page 365-370 ISSN 1938-5463 journal-article 2012 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.130 2024-06-04T06:36:58Z Abstract For many species of animals, obtaining basic life‐history data is difficult and even some common aspects, such as diet choice, remain unknown. To overcome this problem, we deployed what is, to our knowledge, the first successful application of a terrestrial high‐resolution animal‐borne video camera with on‐board long‐term recording and an associated Global Positioning (GPS) unit. Five cameras recorded video and audio and associated GPS locations of woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou ) activities during 20 weeks from March to July 2011, although the units can run for >36 weeks depending on the rate of data collection. About 6% of videos were unusable because of fogging or snow on the lens, and clarity of plant images, especially ground covers, was a problem in a few of the files but overall quality of the videos was high and identification of diet by plant species can be achieved. We present a sample of data on several aspects of previously unknown behaviors of woodland caribou from boreal forests in central Canada, including parturition and diet selection to the level of individual plant species, to illustrate the capability of these units for improving our understanding of the behaviors of large elusive animals. © 2012 The Wildlife Society. Article in Journal/Newspaper caribou Rangifer tarandus Wiley Online Library Canada Wildlife Society Bulletin 36 2 365 370 |
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Abstract For many species of animals, obtaining basic life‐history data is difficult and even some common aspects, such as diet choice, remain unknown. To overcome this problem, we deployed what is, to our knowledge, the first successful application of a terrestrial high‐resolution animal‐borne video camera with on‐board long‐term recording and an associated Global Positioning (GPS) unit. Five cameras recorded video and audio and associated GPS locations of woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou ) activities during 20 weeks from March to July 2011, although the units can run for >36 weeks depending on the rate of data collection. About 6% of videos were unusable because of fogging or snow on the lens, and clarity of plant images, especially ground covers, was a problem in a few of the files but overall quality of the videos was high and identification of diet by plant species can be achieved. We present a sample of data on several aspects of previously unknown behaviors of woodland caribou from boreal forests in central Canada, including parturition and diet selection to the level of individual plant species, to illustrate the capability of these units for improving our understanding of the behaviors of large elusive animals. © 2012 The Wildlife Society. |
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Thompson, Ian D. Bakhtiari, Mehdi Rodgers, Arthur R. Baker, James A. Fryxell, John M. Iwachewski, Edward Application of a high‐resolution animal‐borne remote video camera with global positioning for wildlife study: Observations on the secret lives of woodland caribou |
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Application of a high‐resolution animal‐borne remote video camera with global positioning for wildlife study: Observations on the secret lives of woodland caribou |
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Application of a high‐resolution animal‐borne remote video camera with global positioning for wildlife study: Observations on the secret lives of woodland caribou |
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Application of a high‐resolution animal‐borne remote video camera with global positioning for wildlife study: Observations on the secret lives of woodland caribou |
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Application of a high‐resolution animal‐borne remote video camera with global positioning for wildlife study: Observations on the secret lives of woodland caribou |
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Application of a high‐resolution animal‐borne remote video camera with global positioning for wildlife study: Observations on the secret lives of woodland caribou |
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application of a high‐resolution animal‐borne remote video camera with global positioning for wildlife study: observations on the secret lives of woodland caribou |
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