From: Advances in biologging can identify nuanced energetic costs and gains in predators
Sensor | Behavioural inferences | Examples |
---|---|---|
GPS units | Identify locations visited during foraging trips | [146] |
Calculate distances travelled | [147] | |
Identify kill site clusters | [144] | |
Accelerometers | Identify postures and movements related to pursuing prey | |
Quantify predation success rate | [149] | |
Turns taken during foraging trips | [143] | |
Magnetometers | Identify postures related to foraging | [150] |
Turns taken during foraging trips | [151] | |
Dead-reckoning | [121] | |
Proximity sensors | Social interactions | [152] |
Social foraging | [153] | |
Intermandibular Angle Sensor (IMASEN) | Opening/closing mandible during foraging | [154] |
Camera | Direct footage of all predation-related behaviours | [28] |
Microphone | Recordings of prey cries | [155] |
Recordings of chewing sounds | [156] | |
Detection of calls associated with foraging | [156] |