Forum on Wildlife Telemetry
Innovations, Evaluations, and Research Needs
21-23 September 1997
Snowmass Village, Colorado
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U.S. Geological Survey. 1997. Forum on Wildlife Telemetry: Innovations, evaluations, and Research Needs; 21-23 September 1997, Snowmass Village, Colorado. Program and Abstracts. U.S. Geological Survey and The Wildlife Society. 82pp.This resource should be cited as:
U.S. Geological Survey. 1997. Forum on Wildlife Telemetry: Innovations, evaluations, and Research Needs; 21-23 September 1997, Snowmass Village, Colorado. Program and Abstracts. U.S. Geological Survey and The Wildlife Society. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wildlife/telemtry/index.htm (Version 25JUN98).
Table of Contents
Sponsers and ContributorsSteering Committee
Session I -- Innovations in Transmitting and Receiving Systems
Chair: Jerry L. Godbey, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Midcontinent Ecological Science Center, Fort Collins, Colorado
- Enhancements to the Argos System - Benefits to biotelemetry.
- Jeffrey Wingenroth
- Satellite-monitored radio tracking of cetaceans: developments in transmitter package and attachment.
- Bruce R. Mate and Rod Mesecar
- Advancements in the use of GPS technology in obtaining position information from free-ranging wildlife.
- Stanley M. Tomkiewicz, Jr
- Field trials of the Lotek GPS collar on moose.
- Arthur R. Rodgers and Elise J. Gallerani Lawson
- LORAN-C as an automated telemetry system for tracking large ungulates.
- Larry D. Bryant and Walter Fowler
- Use of a prototype automated radio telemetry system to monitor avian survival and bird use of agricultural fields.
- Harry L. McQuillen, Jr., Joseph P. Sullivan, and Larry W. Brewer
- Advanced satellite tracking system will contribute to natural resources conservation and management.
- William S. Seegar, Mark R. Fuller, Janis K. D. Seegar, and M. Blake Henke
- A different approach to radio-location: a pulsed transmission, spread-spectrum, time-of-arrival system suitable for small animals.
- Hugh J. Spencer, Frank Savaglio, and Doug Maskell
- Recent developments in scanning harmonic radar for tracking insects in low-altitude flight.
- Joseph R. Riley
- Comparisons of accuracy among manual and automatic DF systems.
- William W. Cochran, George W. Swenson, Jr., and Larry L. Pater
Session II -- Attachment Techniques: Methods and Evaluations, Successes and Failures
Chair: Pamela J. Pietz, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota
- Some effects of radio marking on birds.
- Mark R. Fuller, Kirk K. Bates, William S. Seegar, and Robert E. Kenward
- Evaluating the effects of telemetry transmitter attachment techniques on waterfowl: a review and recommendations.
- Kevin P. Kenow, Carl E. Korschgen, F. Joshua Dein, Annette P. Gendron-Fitzpatrick, and Eric F. Zuelke
- An evaluation of two transmitter attachment techniques for double-crested cormorants.
- D. Tommy King and Mark E. Tobin.
- Eared grebes and implant radio-transmitters.
- W. Sean Boyd and Saul D. Schneider
- Radio attachment method and timing of attachment on breeding mallard females: impact on survival of their ducklings.
- James H. Devries, David W. Howerter, Brian L. Joynt, and Robert B. Emery
- Effect of radio transmitters on survival, harvest rate, and body condition of northern bobwhite.
- Lori Corteville, L. Wes Burger, and Leonard A. Brennan
- Evaluation of subcutaneous and intra-abdominal transmitter implants with external antennas in mourning doves.
- John H. Schulz, Alex J. Bermudez, James L. Tomlinson, and Jeffre D. Firman
- Methods for attaching radio transmitters to passerines and associated impacts to their behavior.
- Clark S. Winchell, Timothy A. Burr, and Nancy C. Harvey
- The problems and rewards of radio-tagging nestling thrushes - the design and testing of harnesses that accommodate growth.
- Ian F. Hill, Brian Cresswell, and Robert E. Kenward
- Evaluating small cetacean tags by measuring drag in wind tunnels.
- M. Bradley Hanson, Andrew J. Westgate, and Andrew J. Read.
- A pop-up archival tag for long term monitoring of large pelagic fish.
- D. Weihs and D. Levin
- Ball chain transmitter attachment for ranid frogs and kangaroo rats.
- Galen B. Rathbun
- Innovations in ear tag transmitters for bears.
- Michael L. Gibeau
Session III -- Collection Of Physiological, Behavioral, And Environmental Data Using Telemetry
Chair: David W. Howerter, Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research, Ducks Unlimited, Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada
- Behavior patterns in free-ranging black rat snakes.
- Charles J. Amlaner and James H. Withgott
- Use of implanted motion sensitive transmitters with remote data loggers to measure activity patterns in giant garter snakes.
- Michael L. Casazza and Glenn D. Wylie.
- Recording heart rates elicited by simulated prey and predator stimuli in turtles, lizards, and Sprague-Dawley rats.
- Byron A. Campbell and Thomas McBride.
- Circadian adaptiveness: performance of wild-caught, time-disadvantaged chipmunks free-living in natural habitat.
- Patricia DeCoursey
- Using Service Argos for real time tracking.
- Mikael Sjöberg, Dave Thompson, Phil Lovell, and Ed Bryant
- Satellite telemetry and post-release monitoring of a rehabilitated, stranded hooded seal (Cystophora cristata).
- Greg Early.
- Migration ecology of arctic nesting geese: results from five satellite telemetry studies.
- John Y. Takekawa
- Advances in determination of movements and behaviors in marine endotherms: 3D happenings in murky waters.
- Rory P. Wilson
- Activity indices from signal modulation.
- William W. Cochran and Larry L. Pater
- Crittercam.
- Greg Marshall
- USAF Animal Noise Monitor collar.
- Michael C. Carter and John McQuiddy.
Session IV -- Data Processing and Analyses
Chair: Kevin P. Kenow, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Upper Mississippi Science Center, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
- Detecting and eliminating errors in radio-telemetry data sets: a comparison of screened and unscreened data.
- Stewart W. Breck and Dean E. Biggins
- Performance of a LORAN-C based automated animal telemetry system.
- Bruce K. Johnson, Scott L. Findholt, Alan A. Ager, Michael J. Wisdom, and John G. Kie.
- The effects of radiotelemetry triangulation error on determining habitat use.
- Kevin M. Podruzny and Jay J. Rotella
- Determination of locational error associated with Global Positioning System (GPS) radio collars in relation to vegetation and topographical influences of north- central New Mexico.
- Kathryn Bennett, James Biggs, and P. R. Fresquez
- Integrating GIS and home range analysis.
- Samuel R. Anderson and Kenneth R. Dixon
- Use of radio-telemetry to determine home range and habitat use of natural cavity-nesting wood ducks in southern Illinois.
- Robert J. Kawula and R. J. Gates
- Analysis of animal excursions and dispersal from radio-tracking.
- Robert E. Kenward, Ralph T. Clark, Sean S. Walls, and Katharine H. Hodder
- Effects of sample size on kernel home range estimates.
- D. Erran Seaman
- Use of ArcView Spatial Analyst with wildlife telemetry data.
- Arthur E. Smith, John R. Cary, and Donald H. Rusch
- Modeling manatee habitat use with telemetry data in a GIS.
- Bradley L. Weigle and Richard O. Flamm
- Program MARK: Survival Estimation from Populations of Marked Animals.
- Gary C. White and Kenneth P. Burnham
Session V -- Current Issues and Future Directions in Wildlife Telemetry
Chair: Charles J. Amlaner, Life Sciences Department, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
Transcript of Final Discussion Session -- Web version (225 Kbytes)
Paper Session Overviews and Discussion
Session I: Stanley M. Tomkiewicz, Jr., Telonics Inc., Mesa, Arizona
Session II: Jay J. Rotella, Department of Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
Session III: Charles J. Amlaner, Life Sciences Department, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
Session IV: Michael D. Samuel, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, National Wildlife Health Science Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Key Topics and Discussion
- Radio frequency allocation and coordination:
- Noel M. Newberg, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Information Resource Management, Denver, Colorado
Animal Care and Welfare issues:
- Some Animal Welfare Resources on the Internet
- F. Joshua Dein
- References for Animal Pain, Stress, and Capture Myopathy
- Karen L. Machin
Future directions - Technological limitations and opportunities: Cameron A. Grant, Grant Systems Engineering Inc., Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Valerian B. Kuechle, Advanced Telemetry Systems, Isanti, Minnesota
Rory P. Wilson, Institut für Meereskunde and der Universität Kiel, Germany
Presentations in Evening Poster and Demonstration Session:
- Software for rapid analysis and visualization of radio-telemetry data.
- Alan A. Ager and Robert McGaughey
- Problems and advantages of using radiotelemetry on Bornean mousedeer.
- Abdul-Hamid Ahmad.
- Integrating GIS and home range analysis.
- Samuel R. Anderson and Kenneth R. Dixon
- A comparison of strategies for processing azimuth data from multi-station radio-tracking systems.
- Dean E. Biggins, Marc R. Matchett, and Jerry L. Godbey
- Alternative methods for marking bobwhite broods.
- A. Vincent Carver, L. Wes Burger, and Leonard A. Brennan
- Time-in-Mortality: A new radio telemetry option.
- Gary Corda
- Locational accuracy of the Argos satellite telemetry system in a marine environment: Implications for spatial data analysis and wildlife management.
- Charles J. Deutsch, Dean E. Easton, Howard I. Kochman, and James P. Reid
- Telemetric transmission of load cell and activity data from animal trap sites.
- Randal K. Drescher, Alfred J. Kolenosky, and Ken Smelquist.
- Monitoring duckling temperature using a remote receiver/datalogger system.
- Elston H. Dzus and Robert G. Clark
- Retention rates and impacts of spear-suture and harness-backpack transmitters on wintering northern pintails.
- Joseph P. Fleskes, David S. Gilmer, and Robert L. Jarvis.
- An expandable telemetry collar for calf elk in Colorado.
- David J. Freddy
- Comparison of several home range estimators computed in commonly used software packages.
- Elise J. Gallerani Lawson and Arthur R. Rodgers
- Accuracy of aerial telemetry locations in mountainous terrain.
- Glen F. Gantz and L. Charles Stoddart
- Foraging and reproductive behavior of Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) as determined by radio telemetry.
- Surendra P. Goyal, J. B. Sale, and A. Gupta
- A review of the use of radio telemetry in Indian wildlife research with a special reference to Indian wild ass.
- Surendra P. Goyal and Nita Shah.
- Success of leg harness transmitter attachment on several passerine species.
- Catherine J. Henry, Mindy Hetrick, Bruce Vander Lee, and Sherry Skipper.
- Expandable radio collar for black bear cubs.
- Jennifer C. Higgins, Michael R. Vaughan, Dennis Martin, and Adam D. Vashon
- Satellite telemetry to determine movement patterns and soaring altitudes of vultures.
- John S. Humphrey.and Michael L. Avery
- A comparison of home range statistics for woodland caribou calculated from GPS and conventional radio-telemetry locations.
- Chris J. Johnson, Doug C. Heard, and Katherine L. Parker.
- Design for a vehicle-mounted telemetry antenna.
- Brian L. Joynt
- Integration of SAS and GIS software to improve habitat use estimates from radiotelemetry data.
- Kevin P. Kenow, Robert G. Wright, Michael D. Samuel, and Paul W. Rasmussen.
- Demonstration: Ranges V - An analysis system for biological location data.
- Robert E. Kenward and Katharine H. Hodder
- An evaluation of implant transmitters for telemetry studies of black bears.
- Gary M. Koehler, P. Briggs Hall, and Mary H. Norton
- GPS-Simplex - A small, programmable collar with remote transfer of stored positions
- Leif E. Loe and Per A. Lemnell
- A comparison of techniques for anesthetizing waterfowl.
- Karen L. Machin
- Using hand-held pen computers in the collection and analysis of radiotelemetry data.
- Bruce MacWhirter.
- Radiotracking amphibians: lessons from external attachment and implant procedures.
- Dale M. Madison.
- Establishment and accuracy assessment of fixed-station telemetry systems with global positioning system equipment.
- Marc R. Matchett, Dean E. Biggins, and Jerry L. Godbey
- Accuracy and precision of satellite radio-collars deployed on free-ranging barren-ground grizzly bears in the central Northwest Territories.
- Philip D. McLoughlin, Vivian Banci, and H. Dean Cluff
- Remotely operated antenna system that mounts in a pickup bed.
- Larry M. Mechlin and Hollis G. Sapp.
- Time Difference of Arrival wildlife radiolocation system.
- Shane Nelson, Cary Logan, and Annabelle Colestock
- An acoustic-transponder tracking and data telemetry system for monitoring behaviors and determining real-time 3-D underwater locations from large marine vertebrates.
- Thomas F. Norris, Marco Flagg, and Donald Croll.
- Evaluation of a GPS used in conjunction with aerial telemetry.
- Edward M. Olexa, and Peter J. P. Gogan.
- The use of tape for attaching radios to Adelie penguins.
- Christine A. Ribic
- The effects of subcutaneously-implanted radio transmitters upon selected nesting parameters of canvasbacks and mallards.
- Randy L. Riviere and Kevin P. Kenow.
- Cost comparisons of large animal telemetry systems.
- Arthur R. Rodgers
- Use of solar-powered ear-tag transmitters to monitor movements and survival of white-tailed deer.
- Christopher S. Rosenberry, Richard A. Lancia, and Mark C. Conner.
- Movement patterns and habitat use of radio-tagged female manatees.
- Monica Ross, Richard O. Flamm, and Bradley L. Weigle.
- Telemetry error and the use of circular areas to estimate habitat use and uncertainty.
- Kevin L. Sallee
- The Biotas computer program and its utility for biogeographical data analysis.
- Kevin L. Sallee and Karyn J. Sernka.
- Data analysis system for triangulation and home range.
- Joel Sartwell
- Use of ArcView Spatial Analyst with wildlife telemetry data.
- Arthur E. Smith, John R. Cary, and Donald H. Rusch
- The use of microcontrollers in radio telemetry.
- S. L. Struthers, R. A. Reichle, V. B. Kuechle, and S. B. Nuorala.
- A new attachment device for radio-collars in collared peccaries in tropical rainforests.
- Isa Mariela Torrealba Suarez, Jaime Ricardo Rau Acuna, and Jhonny Villareal Orias.
- Thermoregulatory consequences of transmitter implant surgery in a small lizard.
- Jocele P. Wang and Stephen C. Adolph.
- A high accuracy, low power, remote temperature telemetry system.
- Dave Ward and Kevin Lay
- Satellite telemetry studies of bald eagles in Washington state.
- James W. Watson and D. John Pierce
- HOMERUN: Software for correctly calculating size of restricted minimum convex polygon home ranges.
- Mike Weinstein, Mike Conner, George A. Hurst, and Bruce D. Leopold.
- Enhancements to the Argos System - Benefits to biotelemetry.
- Jeffrey Wingenroth
- The challenges of capturing and tagging manatees along west coastal Florida.
- Beth Wright, Bradley L. Weigle, and Scott D. Wright.
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