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An expandable radio collar for monitoring young terrestrial mammals

Published:2020-07-31 Issue:1 Volume:85 Page:35-38
ISSN:1864-1547
Container-title:Mammalia
language:en
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Author:

Santos Eduardo G.¹²^ORCID,Aguiar Ludmilla M. S.³^ORCID,Machado Ricardo B.²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia , Campus Darcy Ribeiro , 70919-970 Brasilia , DF , Brazil

2. Department of Zoology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Conservation Planning Laboratory , University of Brasilia, Campus Darcy Ribeiro , 70919-970 Brasilia , DF , Brazil

3. Department of Zoology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Bat Biology and Conservation Laboratory , University of Brasilia, Campus Darcy Ribeiro , 70919-970 Brasilia , DF , Brazil

Abstract

Abstract Although radio collars are widely applied in movement ecology, their use in animals with changing neck circumferences is challenging. We are proposing a model of a simple, cheap, and expandable collar that is suitable for the monitoring of young terrestrial mammals. We tested the collar on young crab-eating foxes. There was no register of injuries caused by the collar to the tagged animals, and they functioned appropriately. Thus, we hope this note will encourage further researchers to use our method to monitor the movement patterns of young animals, not only for canids but also for other species of terrestrial mammals.

Funder

Funding Authority for Research and Projects

University of Brasilia

Fundação de Empreendimentos Científicos e Tecnológicos

National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0002/pdf

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