The effect of radio-collar weight on survival of migratory caribou

Radio transmitters are widely used in wildlife management; therefore, it is essential to assess any effects that they may have on animal survival. We compared the survival of 269 randomly selected adult migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus) fitted with either light very high frequency or heavy Argos...

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Main Authors: Rasiulis, Alexandre, Festa-Bianchet, Marco, Couturier, Serge, Côté, Steeve D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Society 2014
Subjects:
envir
manag
Canada
caribou
Rangifer tarandus
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/66472
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spelling fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/66472 2023-05-15T15:53:26+02:00 The effect of radio-collar weight on survival of migratory caribou Rasiulis, Alexandre Festa-Bianchet, Marco Couturier, Serge Côté, Steeve D. Canada (Est) 2014-06-18 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/66472 en eng Wildlife Society http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/66472 other CorpusUL envir manag Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2014 fttriple https://doi.org/20.500.11794/66472 2023-01-22T18:38:10Z Radio transmitters are widely used in wildlife management; therefore, it is essential to assess any effects that they may have on animal survival. We compared the survival of 269 randomly selected adult migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus) fitted with either light very high frequency or heavy Argos satellite collars during the same period. Heavy collars reduced annual survival of caribou in a declining population with generally poor body condition by about 18%. Accurate estimates of survival are crucial for management decisions and possible effects of collars should be considered when calculating estimates. Article in Journal/Newspaper caribou Rangifer tarandus Unknown Canada
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Couturier, Serge
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The effect of radio-collar weight on survival of migratory caribou
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description Radio transmitters are widely used in wildlife management; therefore, it is essential to assess any effects that they may have on animal survival. We compared the survival of 269 randomly selected adult migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus) fitted with either light very high frequency or heavy Argos satellite collars during the same period. Heavy collars reduced annual survival of caribou in a declining population with generally poor body condition by about 18%. Accurate estimates of survival are crucial for management decisions and possible effects of collars should be considered when calculating estimates.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Rasiulis, Alexandre
Festa-Bianchet, Marco
Couturier, Serge
Côté, Steeve D.
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Festa-Bianchet, Marco
Couturier, Serge
Côté, Steeve D.
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title The effect of radio-collar weight on survival of migratory caribou
title_short The effect of radio-collar weight on survival of migratory caribou
title_full The effect of radio-collar weight on survival of migratory caribou
title_fullStr The effect of radio-collar weight on survival of migratory caribou
title_full_unstemmed The effect of radio-collar weight on survival of migratory caribou
title_sort effect of radio-collar weight on survival of migratory caribou
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