The success of GPS collar deployments on mammals in Australia

• Main Authors: A Matthews, L Ruykys, B Ellis, S FitzGibbon, D Lunney, MS Crowther, AS Glen, B Purcell, K Moseby, J Stott, D Fletcher, C Wimpenny, BL Allen, L Van Bommel, M Roberts, N Davies, K Green, T Newsome, G Ballard, P Fleming, CR Dickman, A Eberhart, S Troy, C McMahon, N Wiggins
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Ecology not elsewhere classified; Zoology not elsewhere classified; Environmental management not elsewhere classified; field performance; fix success; location data; satellite; wildlife tracking; 060299 Ecology not elsewhere classified; School of Life and Environmental Sciences; Giganteus; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30089972; https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_success_of_GPS_collar_deployments_on_mammals_in_Australia/20871337

Global Positioning System (GPS) wildlife telemetry collars are being used increasingly to understand the movement patterns of wild mammals. However, there are few published studies on which to gauge their general utility and success. This paper highlights issues faced by some of the first researcher...