Error in telemetry studies: Effects of animal movement on triangulation
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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 |
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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 |
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