Error in telemetry studies: Effects of animal movement on triangulation
Journal of Wildlife Management
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Abstract
We used Monte Carlo simulations to investigate the effects of animal movement on error of estimated animal locations derived from radio-telemetry triangulation of sequentially obtained bearings. Simulated movements of 0-534 m resulted in up to 10-fold increases in average location error but <10% decreases in location precision when observer-to-animal distances were <1,000 m. Location error and precision were minimally affected by censorship of poor locations with Chi-square goodness-of-fit tests. Location error caused by animal movement can only be eliminated by taking simultaneous bearings.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Error in telemetry studies: Effects of animal movement on triangulation |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| DOI | 10.2307/3809666 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 506 |
| Last page | 510 |