Performance and retention of lightweight satellite radio tags applied to the ears of polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

• Main Authors: Wiig, Øystein, Born, Erik, Laidre, Kristin, Dietz, Rune, Jensen, Mikkel, Durner, George, Pagano, Anthony, Regehr, Eric, Martin, Michelle St., Atkinson, Stephen, Dyck, Markus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Figshare 2017
• Subjects: Space Science; Neuroscience; Biotechnology; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; Developmental Biology; Infectious Diseases; FOS Health sciences; Baffin Bay; Chukchi Sea; Greenland; Kane; Baffin; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi; Kane Basin; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3741065; https://figshare.com/collections/Performance_and_retention_of_lightweight_satellite_radio_tags_applied_to_the_ears_of_polar_bears_Ursus_maritimus_/3741065

Abstract Background Satellite telemetry studies provide information that is critical to the conservation and management of species affected by ecological change. Here we report on the performance and retention of two types (SPOT-227 and SPOT-305A) of ear-mounted Argos-linked satellite transmitters (...