A New System for Automatic Radiotracking of Small Mammals

We developed a radiotracking system for automatic and continuous data collection, which allows the radiotracking of several animals at the same time. Based on a system controller, 3 fixed antennas, and small-size radiotransmitters (<2 g, 14 by 12 by 4 mm), the system has the capacity to record se...

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Main Authors: Briner, Thomas, Airoldi, Jean-Pierre, Dellsperger, Fritz, Eggimann, Simon, Nentwig, Wolfgang
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Microtus arvalis
Online Access:http://doc.rero.ch/record/292373/files/84-2-571.pdf
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spelling ftreroch:oai:doc.rero.ch:292373 2023-05-15T17:12:30+02:00 A New System for Automatic Radiotracking of Small Mammals Briner, Thomas Airoldi, Jean-Pierre Dellsperger, Fritz Eggimann, Simon Nentwig, Wolfgang 2017-08-02T19:34:46Z http://doc.rero.ch/record/292373/files/84-2-571.pdf eng eng http://doc.rero.ch/record/292373/files/84-2-571.pdf 2017 ftreroch 2023-02-16T17:27:59Z We developed a radiotracking system for automatic and continuous data collection, which allows the radiotracking of several animals at the same time. Based on a system controller, 3 fixed antennas, and small-size radiotransmitters (<2 g, 14 by 12 by 4 mm), the system has the capacity to record several individuals continuously at intervals of <5 min. Antennas, positioned at fixed points in the field, forward the signals from tagged animals to the system controller, where data are collected. The coordinates of the individual's locations are calculated through triangulation on the basis of the angles of incidence from the transmitter signal to each antenna. Transmitters are individually identified by the chronological sequence of their signals. Field tests with Microtus arvalis show the utility of the new technique and possibilities for the system Other/Unknown Material Microtus arvalis RERO DOC Digital Library
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description We developed a radiotracking system for automatic and continuous data collection, which allows the radiotracking of several animals at the same time. Based on a system controller, 3 fixed antennas, and small-size radiotransmitters (<2 g, 14 by 12 by 4 mm), the system has the capacity to record several individuals continuously at intervals of <5 min. Antennas, positioned at fixed points in the field, forward the signals from tagged animals to the system controller, where data are collected. The coordinates of the individual's locations are calculated through triangulation on the basis of the angles of incidence from the transmitter signal to each antenna. Transmitters are individually identified by the chronological sequence of their signals. Field tests with Microtus arvalis show the utility of the new technique and possibilities for the system
author Briner, Thomas
Airoldi, Jean-Pierre
Dellsperger, Fritz
Eggimann, Simon
Nentwig, Wolfgang
spellingShingle Briner, Thomas
Airoldi, Jean-Pierre
Dellsperger, Fritz
Eggimann, Simon
Nentwig, Wolfgang
A New System for Automatic Radiotracking of Small Mammals
author_facet Briner, Thomas
Airoldi, Jean-Pierre
Dellsperger, Fritz
Eggimann, Simon
Nentwig, Wolfgang
author_sort Briner, Thomas
title A New System for Automatic Radiotracking of Small Mammals
title_short A New System for Automatic Radiotracking of Small Mammals
title_full A New System for Automatic Radiotracking of Small Mammals
title_fullStr A New System for Automatic Radiotracking of Small Mammals
title_full_unstemmed A New System for Automatic Radiotracking of Small Mammals
title_sort new system for automatic radiotracking of small mammals
publishDate 2017
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