ESR - Vol. 4, No. 1-2 - Table of contents

ESR THEME SECTION

This ESR THEME SECTION examines the rapidly developing field of tracking vertebrates, in particular for their conservation. Management and conservation efforts for many vertebrate species need explicit data on spatial ecology, and acquisition of these are often problematic as species may be cryptic, travel large distances, or move in habitats that prove difficult for researchers.

The difficulties in tracking vertebrates have resulted in great ingenuity in methodology, devices and data analysis techniques. The essence of these developments has been captured by this Theme Section, spanning 2 issues of ESR (Vol. 4, Nos. 1 and 2).

The current THEME SECTION has grown from Inter-Research Symposium 1, held within the context of the 27th International Sea Turtle Symposium, and although one of the major foci is this animal group, we also have articles on birds, mammals, emerging technologies and ethical issues.

As for all current ESR articles, we are pleased to make the online version of this ESR THEME SECTION available with Open Access.

Godley BJ, Wilson RP
Tracking vertebrates for conservation: Introduction
ESR 4:1-2 | Full text in pdf format

Godley BJ, Blumenthal JM, Broderick AC, Coyne MS, Godfrey MH, Hawkes LA, Witt MJ
Satellite tracking of sea turtles: Where have we been and where do we go next?
ESR 4:3-22 | Full text in pdf format

Doyle TK, Houghton JD, O’Súilleabháin PF, Hobson VJ, Marnell F, Davenport J, Hays GC
Leatherback turtles satellite-tagged in European waters
ESR 4:23-31 | Full text in pdf format

Fossette S, Corbel H, Gaspar P, Le Maho Y, Georges JY
An alternative technique for the long-term satellite tracking of leatherback turtles
ESR 4:33-41 | Full text in pdf format

Shaver DJ, Rubio C
Post-nesting movement of wild and head-started Kemp’s ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys kempii in the Gulf of Mexico
ESR 4:43-55 | Full text in pdf format

Seminoff JA, Zárate P, Coyne M, Foley DG, Parker D, Lyon BN, Dutton PH
Post-nesting migrations of Galápagos green turtles Chelonia mydas in relation to oceanographic conditions: integrating satellite telemetry with remotely sensed ocean data
ESR 4:57-72 | Full text in pdf format

Seney EE, Landry AM Jr
Movements of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles nesting on the upper Texas coast: implications for management
ESR 4:73-84 | Full text in pdf format

Van Dam RP, Diez CE, Balazs GH, Colón Colón LA, McMillan WO, Schroeder B
Sex-specific migration patterns of hawksbill turtles breeding at Mona Island, Puerto Rico
ESR 4:85-94 | Full text in pdf format

Preston TJ, Ropert-Coudert Y, Kato A, Chiaradia A, Kirkwood R, Dann P, Reina RD
Foraging behaviour of little penguins Eudyptula minor in an artificially modified environment
ESR 4:95-103 | Full text in pdf format

Steinfurth A, Vargas FH, Wilson RP, Spindler M, Macdonald DW
Space use by foraging Galápagos penguins during chick rearing
ESR 4:105-112 | Full text in pdf format

Tougaard J, Teilmann J, Tougaard S
Harbour seal spatial distribution estimated from Argos satellite telemetry: overcoming positioning errors
ESR 4:113-122 | Full text in pdf format

Wilson RP, Shepard ELC, Liebsch N
Prying into the intimate details of animal lives: use of a daily diary on animals
ESR 4:123-137 | Full text in pdf format

Fuller WJ, Broderick AC, Phillips RA, Silk JRD, Godley BJ
Utility of geolocating light loggers for indicating at-sea movements in sea turtles
ESR 4:139-146 | Full text in pdf format

Insley SJ, Robson BW, Yack T, Ream RR, Burgess W
Acoustic determination of activity and flipper stroke rate in foraging northern fur seal females
ESR 4:147-155 | Full text in pdf format

Shepard ELC, Wilson RP, Liebsch N, Quintana F, Gómez Laich A, Lucke K
Flexible paddle sheds new light on speed: a novel method for the remote measurement of swim speed in aquatic animals
ESR 4:157-164 | Full text in pdf format

Cooke SJ
Biotelemetry and biologging in endangered species research and animal conservation: relevance to regional, national, and IUCN Red List threat assessments
ESR 4:165-185 | Full text in pdf format

Sherrill-Mix SA, James MC
Evaluating potential tagging effects on leatherback sea turtles
ESR 4:187-193 | Full text in pdf format

Thomton JD, Mellish JAE, Hennen DR, Horning M
Juvenile Steller sea lion dive behavior following temporary captivity
ESR 4:195-203 | Full text in pdf format

Alibhai SK, Jewell ZC, Law PR
A footprint technique to identify white rhino Ceratotherium simum at individual and species levels
ESR 4:205-218 | Full text in pdf format

Koehn JD, Nicol SJ, McKenzie JA, Lieschke JA, Lyon JP, Pomorin K
Spatial ecology of an endangered native Australian Percichthyid fish, the trout cod Maccullochella macquariensis
ESR 4:219-225 | Full text in pdf format

Koprowski JL, King SRB, Merrick MJ
Expanded home ranges in a peripheral population: space use by endangered Mt. Graham red squirrels
ESR 4:227-232 | Full text in pdf format

Lim NTL, Ng PKL
Home range, activity cycle and natal den usage of a female Sunda pangolin Manis javanica (Mammalia: Pholidota) in Singapore
ESR 4:233-240 | Full text in pdf format