Decision rules for determining terrestrial movement and the consequences for filtering high-resolution global positioning system tracks: a case study using the African lion ( Panthera leo )

Gunner, Richard; Wilson, Rory; Holton, Mark; Hopkins, Philip; Bell, Stephen H.; Marks, Nikki J.; Bennett, Nigel C.; Ferreira, Sam; Govender, Danny; Viljoen, Pauli; Bruns, Angela; van, O. Louis; Bertelsen, Mads F.; Duarte, Carlos M.; van, Martin C.; Tambling, Craig J.; Göppert, Aoife; Diesel, Delmar; Scantlebury, D. Michael

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Decision rules for determining terrestrial movement and the consequences for filtering high-resolution global positioning system tracks: a case study using the African lion ( Panthera leo )

Richard Gunner, Rory Wilson

, Mark Holton

, Philip Hopkins, Stephen H. Bell, Nikki J. Marks, Nigel C. Bennett

, Sam Ferreira, Danny Govender, Pauli Viljoen, Angela Bruns, O. Louis van Schalkwyk, Mads F. Bertelsen, Carlos M. Duarte, Martin C. van Rooyen

, Craig J. Tambling

, Aoife Göppert

, Delmar Diesel, D. Michael Scantlebury

Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Volume: 19, Issue: 186, Start page: 20210692

Swansea University Authors: Richard Gunner, Rory Wilson , Mark Holton , Philip Hopkins

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The combined use of global positioning system (GPS) technology and motion sensors within the discipline of movement ecology has increased over recent years. This is particularly the case for instrumented wildlife, with many studies now opting to record parameters at high (infra-second) sampling freq...

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Decision rules for determining terrestrial movement and the consequences for filtering high-resolution global positioning system tracks: a case study using the African lion ( Panthera leo )

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