Data from: Evaluation of micro-GPS receivers for tracking small-bodied mammals

McMahon, Laura A.; Rachlow, Janet L.; Shipley, Lisa A.; Forbey, Jennifer S.

Data from: Evaluation of micro-GPS receivers for tracking small-bodied mammals

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dc.contributor.author	McMahon, Laura A.
dc.contributor.author	Rachlow, Janet L.
dc.contributor.author	Shipley, Lisa A.
dc.contributor.author	Forbey, Jennifer S.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-03-16T13:08:13Z
dc.date.available	2017-03-16T13:08:13Z
dc.date.issued	2017-03-16
dc.date.submitted	2017
dc.description.abstract	GPS telemetry markedly enhances the temporal and spatial resolution of animal location data, and recent advances in micro-GPS receivers permit their deployment on small mammals. One such technological advance, snapshot technology, allows for improved battery life by reducing the time to first fix via postponing recovery of satellite ephemeris (satellite location) data and processing of locations. However, no previous work has employed snapshot technology for small, terrestrial mammals. We evaluated performance of two types of micro-GPS (< 20 g) receivers (traditional and snapshot) on a small, semi-fossorial lagomorph, the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis), to understand how GPS errors might influence fine-scale assessments of space use and habitat selection. During stationary tests, microtopography (i.e., burrows) and satellite geometry had the largest influence on GPS fix success rate (FSR) and location error (LE). There was no difference between FSR while animals wore the GPS collars above ground (determined via light sensors) and FSR generated during stationary, above-ground trials, suggesting that animal behavior other than burrowing did not markedly influence micro-GPS errors. In our study, traditional micro-GPS receivers demonstrated similar FSR and LE to snapshot receivers, however, snapshot receivers operated inconsistently due to battery and software failures. In contrast, the initial traditional receivers deployed on animals experienced some breakages, but a modified collar design consistently functioned as expected. If such problems were resolved, snapshot technology could reduce the tradeoff between fix interval and battery life that occurs with traditional micro-GPS receivers. Our results suggest that micro-GPS receivers are capable of addressing questions about space use and resource selection by small mammals, but that additional techniques might be needed to identify use of habitat structures (e.g., burrows, tree cavities, rock crevices) that could affect micro-GPS performance and bias study results.
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dc.subject	Brachylagus idahoensis
dc.subject	Brachylagus idahoensis
dc.subject	GPS telemetry
dc.subject	micro-GPS
dc.subject	microtopography
dc.subject	pygmy rabbit
dc.subject	small mammals
dc.title	Data from: Evaluation of micro-GPS receivers for tracking small-bodied mammals
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mdr.citation.BibTex	@misc{001/1_b0g6rq1t, title = {Data from: Evaluation of micro-GPS receivers for tracking small-bodied mammals}, author = {McMahon, LA and Rachlow, JL and Shipley, LA and Forbey, JS}, year = {2017}, URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.b0g6rq1t}, doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.b0g6rq1t}, publisher = {Movebank data repository} }
mdr.citation.CSE	McMahon LA, Rachlow JL, Shipley LA, Forbey JS. 2017. Data from: Evaluation of micro-GPS receivers for tracking small-bodied mammals. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.b0g6rq1t
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