Using tri-axial acceleration data to identify behavioral modes of free-ranging animals: general concepts and tools illustrated for griffon vultures

R Nathan, O Spiegel, S Fortmann-Roe… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Integrating biomechanics, behavior and ecology requires a mechanistic understanding of
the processes producing the movement of animals. This calls for contemporaneous …

Observing the unwatchable through acceleration logging of animal behavior

DD Brown, R Kays, M Wikelski, R Wilson… - Animal Biotelemetry, 2013 - Springer
Behavior is an important mechanism of evolution and it is paid for through energy
expenditure. Nevertheless, field biologists can rarely observe animals for more than a …

Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology research

HJ Williams, LA Taylor, S Benhamou… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The paradigm‐changing opportunities of biologging sensors for ecological research,
especially movement ecology, are vast, but the crucial questions of how best to match the …

Moving towards acceleration for estimates of activity‐specific metabolic rate in free‐living animals: the case of the cormorant

RP Wilson, CR White, F Quintana… - Journal of Animal …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Time and energy are key currencies in animal ecology, and judicious
management of these is a primary focus for natural selection. At present, however, there are …

Classification of behaviour in housed dairy cows using an accelerometer-based activity monitoring system

JA Vázquez Diosdado, ZE Barker, HR Hodges… - Animal …, 2015 - Springer
Background Advances in bio-telemetry technology have made it possible to automatically
monitor and classify behavioural activities in many animals, including domesticated species …

Marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean: birds and marine mammals in a changing climate

S Bestley, Y Ropert-Coudert… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The massive number of seabirds (penguins and procellariiformes) and marine mammals
(cetaceans and pinnipeds)–referred to here as top predators–is one of the most iconic …

Making overall dynamic body acceleration work: on the theory of acceleration as a proxy for energy expenditure

AC Gleiss, RP Wilson… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The energetic costs of different behaviours are critical in modulating the behavioural ecology
of free‐living animals. Despite this, measurement of energy expenditure in the field has …

Cow behaviour pattern recognition using a three-dimensional accelerometer and support vector machines

P Martiskainen, M Järvinen, JP Skön… - Applied animal …, 2009 - Elsevier
Automated animal behaviour monitoring systems have become increasingly appealing for
research and animal production management purposes. However, many existing systems …

Identification of animal movement patterns using tri-axial accelerometry

ELC Shepard, RP Wilson, F Quintana… - Endangered species …, 2008 - int-res.com
An animal's behaviour is a response to its environment and physiological condition, and as
such, gives vital clues as to its well-being, which is highly relevant in conservation issues …

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 …