Journal
PRIMATES
Volume 61, Issue 3, Pages 373-387Publisher
SPRINGER JAPAN KK
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-020-00793-7
Keywords
Ranging; Wildlife tracking; Satellite; Spatial ecology; Primate behavior
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Funding
- Christophe Harbour Foundation
- Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM)
- Innovation Fund Denmark [5189-00135B]
- National Geographic's Waitt Grant program [W267-13]
- National Institute of Health, Office of Research Infrastructure Program [P51 OD010425]
- National Science Foundation IGERT GLOBES program [0504495]
- National Science Foundation EAPSI Singapore program 2012
- National Geographic Young Explorer's Grant [9234-12]
- US Student Fulbright Program Singapore 2013-2014
- University of Notre Dame's Institute
- DFG [FI 929/5-1, KA 1082/29-1]
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
- American Museum of Natural History
- Edward John Noble Foundation
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFW)
- Fauna and Flora International (FFI)
- American Society of Primatologists
- Animal Behavior Society
- International Primatological Society
- Max Planck Institute of Ornithology
- National Institute on Aging [R01AG034513-01]
- National Science Foundation [IBN-0322613, IOS-0919200, BCS-0851750, BCS 1062540, BCS 1638822]
- Sigma Xi
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31622053, 31730104]
- Department of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Prov. China [2018TD-017]
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the three parallel rivers region of China
- Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
- National Geographic Society
- Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
- L.S.B. Leakey Foundation
- New York University
- University of Texas at Austin
- Sime Darby Foundation
- Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation [PR12-012, PR14-36]
- Wildlife Rescue Unit
- Wildlife Health Unit
- Eco-Health Alliance
- Singapore's Ministry of Finance
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Felburn Foundation
- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (CSUN)
- California State (Northridge) IACUC [0910-004a]
- Wildcliff Nature Reserve
- Wilderness Wildlife Trust
- Wildlife Management Project Fund of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Japan
- Division Of Graduate Education
- Direct For Education and Human Resources [0504495] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Over the past 20 years, GPS collars have emerged as powerful tools for the study of nonhuman primate (hereafter, primate) movement ecology. As the size and cost of GPS collars have decreased and performance has improved, it is timely to review the use and success of GPS collar deployments on primates to date. Here we compile data on deployments and performance of GPS collars by brand and examine how these relate to characteristics of the primate species and field contexts in which they were deployed. The compiled results of 179 GPS collar deployments across 17 species by 16 research teams show these technologies can provide advantages, particularly in adding to the quality, quantity, and temporal span of data collection. However, aspects of this technology still require substantial improvement in order to make deployment on many primate species pragmatic economically. In particular, current limitations regarding battery lifespan relative to collar weight, the efficacy of remote drop-off mechanisms, and the ability to remotely retrieve data need to be addressed before the technology is likely to be widely adopted. Moreover, despite the increasing utility of GPS collars in the field, they remain substantially more expensive than VHF collars and tracking via handheld GPS units, and cost considerations of GPS collars may limit sample sizes and thereby the strength of inferences. Still, the overall high quality and quantity of data obtained, combined with the reduced need for on-the-ground tracking by field personnel, may help defray the high equipment cost. We argue that primatologists armed with the information in this review have much to gain from the recent, substantial improvements in GPS collar technology.
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