Animal tag technology keeps coming of age: an engineering perspective

MD Holton, RP Wilson… - … Transactions of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Animal-borne tags (biologgers) have now become extremely sophisticated, recording data
from multiple sensors at high frequencies for long periods and, as such, have become a …

Utility of biological sensor tags in animal conservation

ADM Wilson, M Wikelski, RP Wilson… - Conservation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic tags (both biotelemetry and biologging platforms) have informed conservation
and resource management policy and practice by providing vital information on the spatial …

PIT tagging: simple technology at its best

WJ Gibbons, KM Andrews - Bioscience, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Since their first use in the mid-1980s, passive integrated transponder devices (PIT
tags) have allowed innovative investigations into numerous biological traits of animals. The …

Future trends in measuring physiology in free-living animals

HJ Williams, JR Shipley, C Rutz… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Thus far, ecophysiology research has predominantly been conducted within controlled
laboratory-based environments, owing to a mismatch between the recording technologies …

Considering the fate of electronic tags: interactions with stakeholders and user responsibility when encountering tagged aquatic animals

N Hammerschlag, SJ Cooke… - Methods in Ecology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The use of electronic tagging (eg acoustic, archival and satellite telemetry) to study the
behavior and ecology of aquatic animals has increased dramatically over the past decade …

Animal lifestyle affects acceptable mass limits for attached tags

RP Wilson, KA Rose, R Gunner… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Animal-attached devices have transformed our understanding of vertebrate ecology. To
minimize any associated harm, researchers have long advocated that tag masses should …

Introduction to the theme issue: Measuring physiology in free-living animals

LA Hawkes, A Fahlman, K Sato - … Transactions of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
By describing where animals go, biologging technologies (ie animal attached logging of
biological variables with small electronic devices) have been used to document the …

Towards informed metrics for examining the role of human‐induced animal responses in tag studies on wild animals

RP Wilson, M Holton, VL Wilson, R Gunner… - Integrative …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Two prime issues can detrimentally affect animals that have been equipped with tags:(i) the
effect of the capture and restraint process; and (ii) the effect of the tag itself. This work …

An automated barcode tracking system for behavioural studies in birds

G Alarcón‐Nieto, JM Graving… - Methods in Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in technology allow researchers to automate the measurement of animal
behaviour. These methods have multiple advantages over direct observations and manual …

Prying into the intimate details of animal lives: use of a daily diary on animals

RP Wilson, ELC Shepard, N Liebsch - Endangered species research, 2008 - int-res.com
The advantages of transmission telemetry or logging systems for studying free-living animals
are multiple and have driven designs for many and varied devices, each with its own …