Movements of feral camels in central Australia determined by satellite telemetry

Movements of two female one-humped camels in central Australia were tracked using satellite telemetry between March 1986 and July 1987. During that time both animals travelled a minimum distance of over 1000 km within a radius of 125 km for one animal, and 200 km for the other. However, their moveme...

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Published inJournal of arid environments Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 459 - 469
Main Authors Grigg, G.C., Pople, A.R., Beard, L.A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.12.1995
Subjects
Australia
camel
Camelidae
Camelus dromedarius
movement
radiotracking
satellite telemetry
Australia
satellite telemetry
radiotracking
camel
Camelus dromedarius
Camelidae
Australia
movement
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Summary:Movements of two female one-humped camels in central Australia were tracked using satellite telemetry between March 1986 and July 1987. During that time both animals travelled a minimum distance of over 1000 km within a radius of 125 km for one animal, and 200 km for the other. However, their movements were quite punctuated and both animals spent periods of up to several months in relatively small areas before moving over longer distances to new areas. Both camels moved at greater rates overnight. An activity index, probably measuring feeding rate, declined during the study period for both animals. Patchy and sporadic rainfall may explain some of these results.
ISSN:0140-1963
1095-922X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-1963(05)80129-6