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Monitoring Activity of Small Mammals by Temperature‐Telemetry
Author(s) -
Osgodd David W.,
Weigl Peter D.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1934794
Subject(s) - telemetry , burrow , biotelemetry , nest (protein structural motif) , ecology , transmitter , home range , range (aeronautics) , environmental science , biology , telecommunications , habitat , computer science , engineering , biochemistry , channel (broadcasting) , aerospace engineering
A temperature—sensitive radio transmitter for small mammals is described. Its range was 200 meters, and it provided valuable information about movements of small mammals in and out nests. The only limitation is that the nest or burrow temperature must differ from that of ambient air by at least 3°C.