Authors
Rory P Wilson, Luca Börger, Mark D Holton, D Michael Scantlebury, Agustina Gómez‐Laich, Flavio Quintana, Frank Rosell, Patricia M Graf, Hannah Williams, Richard Gunner, Lloyd Hopkins, Nikki Marks, Nathan R Geraldi, Carlos M Duarte, Rebecca Scott, Michael S Strano, Hermina Robotka, Christophe Eizaguirre, Andreas Fahlman, Emily LC Shepard
Publication date
2020/1
Journal
Journal of Animal Ecology
Volume
89
Issue
1
Pages
161-172
Description
- It is fundamentally important for many animal ecologists to quantify the costs of animal activities, although it is not straightforward to do so. The recording of triaxial acceleration by animal‐attached devices has been proposed as a way forward for this, with the specific suggestion that dynamic body acceleration (DBA) be used as a proxy for movement‐based power.
- Dynamic body acceleration has now been validated frequently, both in the laboratory and in the field, although the literature still shows that some aspects of DBA theory and practice are misunderstood. Here, we examine the theory behind DBA and employ modelling approaches to assess factors that affect the link between DBA and energy expenditure, from the deployment of the tag, through to the calibration of DBA with energy use in laboratory and field settings.
- Using data from a range of species and movement modes, we illustrate that vectorial and …
Scholar articles
RP Wilson, L Börger, MD Holton, DM Scantlebury… - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2020