Backpack satellite transmitters reduce survival but not nesting propensity or success of greater sage-grouse.

ABSTRACT: Telemetry technology is ubiquitous for studying the behavior and demography of wildlife, including the use of traditional very high frequency (VHF) radio telemetry and more recent methods that record animal locations using global positioning systems (GPS). Satellite-based GPS telemetry allows researchers to collect high spatial-temporal resolution data remotely but may also come with additional costs. For example, recent studies from the southern Great Basin suggested GPS transmitters attached via backpacks may reduce the survival of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) relative to VHF transmitters attached via collars that have been in use for decades. While some evidence suggests GPS backpacks reduce survival, no studies have examined the effects of GPS backpacks on bre

SUBMITTER: Stevens BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10726286 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature