Vertebrate behavior and ecology. Progress report, 1 July 1978--30 June 1979

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5935091· OSTI ID:5935091

Tester, J R; Siniff, D B

Efforts in engineering design and development this year emphasized improvement in the quality and versatility of radio transmitters, use of microprocessors in an automated fish tracking system, and construction of an automated system to monitor movements and activities of aquatic mammals in response to water temperature. Improved radio transmitters were used on a variety of species including sea otters, manatees, and wall-eyed pike. The fish tracking system, installed at Monticello, Minnesota, will next be modified for monitoring marine mammal movements. The temperature data logging system was tested on manatees in the St. John River near Blue Springs, Florida. The long-term goal in the subproject on evaluation of census methods is to utilize the extensive experience, technology, and equipment developed over the years in radio telemetry to resolve basic problems in animal census and population study methods. During the past year, efforts have resulted in information on activity patterns and the behavioral repertoire of sea otters and on the response of otters to contamination by Alaskan crude oil. Three preliminary manuscripts presented as part of this report describe these aspects in detail.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 5935091
• Report Number(s): COO--1332-131
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550100* -- Behavioral Biology
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BEHAVIOR
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
FISHES
FLORIDA
GRAPHS
GREAT LAKES REGION
INFORMATION
MAMMALS
MICROPROCESSORS
MINNESOTA
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OIL SPILLS
PERFORMANCE
POPULATION DYNAMICS
RADIO EQUIPMENT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOUTHEAST REGION
TABLES
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
USA
VERTEBRATES
WILD ANIMALS