The advantages and challenges of non-invasive towed PILOT tags for free-ranging deep-diving megafauna

Abstract Background Biologging technologies have yielded new insights into the ecology and behaviour of elasmobranchs, but to date, most studies involve animal capture and restraint to attach tags. Capturing animals usually results in a period of atypical behaviour after release and is undesirable o...

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Main Authors: J. Fontes, B. Macena, S. Solleliet-Ferreira, F. Buyle, R. Magalhães, T. Bartolomeu, N. Liebsch, C. Meyer, P. Afonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Animal Biotelemetry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-022-00310-1