Browsing San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Research by Author "Jansen, Heiko T."
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Validation of mercury tip-switch and accelerometer activity sensors for identifying resting and active behavior in bearsIn this study, we examined the performance of a mercury tip-switch and a tri-axial accelerometer housed in collars to determine whether sensor data can be accurately classified as resting and active behaviors and whether data are comparable for the 2 sensor types. Five captive bears (3 polar [Ursus maritimus] and 2 brown [U. arctos horribilis]) were fitted with a collar specially designed to internally house the sensors. The bears’ behaviors were recorded, classified, and then compared with sensor readings…