A remote‐controlled observatory for behavioural and ecological research: A case study on emperor penguins

• Published in: Methods in Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Richter, Sebastian, Gerum, Richard C., Schneider, Werner, Fabry, Ben, Le Bohec, Céline, Zitterbart, Daniel P.
• Other Authors: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Atka; Neumayer; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Aptenodytes forsteri; Emperor penguins
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.12971; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F2041-210X.12971; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/2041-210X.12971; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/2041-210X.12971; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/2041-210X.12971

Abstract Long‐term photographic recordings of animal populations provide unique insights into ecological and evolutionary processes. However, image acquisition at remote locations under harsh climatic conditions is highly challenging. We present a robust, energetically self‐sufficient and remote‐con...