Empirically testing the effectiveness of thermal imaging as a tool for identification of large mammals in the African bushveldt

Monitoring animal populations often relies on direct visual observations. This is problematic at night when spotlighting can cause misidentification and inaccurate counting. Using infrared thermography (IRT) could potentially solve these difficulties, but reliability is uncertain. Here, we test the...

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Veröffentlicht in:African journal of ecology 2018-03, Vol.56 (1), p.51-62
Hauptverfasser: Goodenough, Anne E., Carpenter, William S., MacTavish, Lynne, MacTavish, Dougal, Theron, Charles, Hart, Adam G.
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