TY  - SER
AU  - Hearn,Alex R.
AU  - Green,Jonathan R.
AU  - Espinoza,Eduardo
AU  - Peñaherrera,Cesar
AU  - Acuña,David
AU  - Klimley,Peter
TI  - Simple criteria to determine detachment point of towed satellite tags provide first evidence of return migrations of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) at the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
U1  - 597.3 23
PY  - 2013///
KW  - Satellite tags
KW  - Marcas satelitales
KW  - Migrations
KW  - Migración
KW  - Whale sharks
KW  - Tiburones ballena
KW  - Rhincodon typus
KW  - Galapagos Islands
KW  - Islas Galápagos
N2  - Attachment of towed, floating satellite tags to large marine organisms has provided scientists with a wealth of information on the movements of these species. These tags generally are not programmed to detach at a particular time, yet are often prone to detachment by natural means after only a few days or weeks. It is important to be able to distinguish between the tracks provided by a detached, floating tag, and one that is attached to the subject. To this end, we placed three SPOT-5 and one SPLASH tag on large female whale sharks at Darwin Island (Galapagos Islands), and compared their tracks with those of two floating SPOT-5 tags released at the same site. We present a set of criteria to determine whether a towed satellite tag encased in a float is still attached to the study organism
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2050-3385-1-11
ER  -