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Why catch when you can throw? A framework for tagging animals without capture or restraint

Rory Wilson Orcid Logo, James Redcliffe, Mark Holton Orcid Logo, Philip Hopkins, VICTORIA THOMAS, Frank Narve Rosell, Hanna Kavli Lodberg-Holm, Christian Robstad, Theodoros Kominos, Antonia Galanaki, Giannis Gasteratos, Theodoros Naziridis, Richard Gunner, Vaclav Silovsky, Miloš Ježek, Holly English Orcid Logo, OLIVIA SHOTT, KATHRYN BAMBRIDGE, AMY FULLER, Caitlin Willoughby, ELLIOT DEE, Hazel Nichols Orcid Logo, Flavio Quintana Orcid Logo, Andreas Fahlman Orcid Logo, Josefin Larsson, David M. Scantlebury Orcid Logo, Ursula Siebert

Royal Society Open Science, Volume: 12, Issue: 7

Swansea University Authors: Rory Wilson Orcid Logo, James Redcliffe, Mark Holton Orcid Logo, Philip Hopkins, VICTORIA THOMAS, OLIVIA SHOTT, KATHRYN BAMBRIDGE, AMY FULLER, ELLIOT DEE, Hazel Nichols Orcid Logo

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The use of electronic tags has significantly advanced our understanding of wild animal behaviour and physiology. However, traditional tagging methods often require capturing and restraining or sedating animals, which causes stress and may potentially affect data quality during acclimatization. Inspi...

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James Redcliffe
Mark Holton
Philip Hopkins
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KATHRYN BAMBRIDGE
AMY FULLER
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James Redcliffe
Mark Holton
Philip Hopkins
VICTORIA THOMAS
Frank Narve Rosell
Hanna Kavli Lodberg-Holm
Christian Robstad
Theodoros Kominos
Antonia Galanaki
Giannis Gasteratos
Theodoros Naziridis
Richard Gunner
Vaclav Silovsky
Miloš Ježek
Holly English
OLIVIA SHOTT
KATHRYN BAMBRIDGE
AMY FULLER
Caitlin Willoughby
ELLIOT DEE
Hazel Nichols
Flavio Quintana
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