scholarly journals Homing Pigeons Only Navigate in Air with Intact Environmental Odours: A Test of the Olfactory Activation Hypothesis with GPS Data Loggers

PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. e22385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Gagliardo ◽  
Paolo Ioalè ◽  
Caterina Filannino ◽  
Martin Wikelski
2009 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Gagliardo ◽  
Maria Savini ◽  
Angelo De Santis ◽  
Giacomo Dell’Omo ◽  
Paolo Ioalè

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec ◽  
Steven T Stoddard ◽  
Valerie Paz-Soldan ◽  
Amy C Morrison ◽  
John P Elder ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward R Abraham ◽  
Philipp Neubauer

Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) is commonly used as an index of abundance in fishery stock assessments, but CPUE may be misleading, as a number of global fishery collapses have been attributed to a hyper-stable CPUE. In abalone (Halitidae family) fisheries, CPUE at large spatial scales may be hyper-stable because of aggregating behaviour and serial-depletion, whereby fishers sequentially fish areas with no corresponding decline in CPUE. Obtaining detailed spatial information in abalone fisheries might mitigate this problem, allowing CPUE to be used more confidently in these fisheries. Here, we report on the use of newly-developed high-resolution Global Positioning System (GPS) data loggers in New Zealand's blacklip abalone (pāua, Haliotis iris) fisheries. Using these data loggers, we tested, via a fish-down experiment, if CPUE is a reliable indicator of abundance at a small spatial scale and over a period of months. In the experiment, hyper-stability at small spatial scales occurred at high abundance, but CPUE reflected the estimated depletion level at the end of experimental fishing. This experiment suggests that the GPS data loggers provide a promising avenue to track CPUE at a small spatial scale, and to assess spatial resource use in New Zealand's pāua fisheries.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e50336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Airam Rodríguez ◽  
Juan J. Negro ◽  
Mara Mulero ◽  
Carlos Rodríguez ◽  
Jesús Hernández-Pliego ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Tolg ◽  
Juergen Lorenz

Abstract Background Mass casualty incidents (MCI) such as train or bus crashes, explosions, collapses of buildings, or terrorist attacks result in rescue teams facing many victims and in huge challenges for hospitals. Simulations are performed to optimize preparedness for MCI. To maximize the benefits of MCI simulations, it is important to collect large amounts of information. However, a clear concept and standardization of a data-driven post-exercise evaluation and debriefing are currently lacking. Methods GPS data loggers were used to track the trajectories of patients, medics, and paramedics in two simulated MCI scenarios using real human actors. The distribution of patients over the treatment area and their time of arrival at the hospital were estimated to provide information on the quality of triage and for debriefing purposes. Results The results show the order in which patients have been treated and the time for the individual arrivals as an indicator for the triage performance. The distribution of patients at the accident area suggested initial confusion and unclear orders for the placement of patients with different grades of injury that can be used for post-exercise debriefing. The dynamics of movement directions allowed to detect group behavior during different phases of the MCI. Conclusions Results indicate that GPS data loggers can be used to collect precise information about the trajectories of patients and rescue teams at an MCI simulation without interfering with the realism of the simulation. The exact sequence of the deliverance of patients of different triage categories to their appropriate destinations can be used to evaluate team performance for post-exercise debriefing. Future MCI simulations are planned to validate the use of GPS loggers by providing “hot-debrief” immediately after the MCI simulation and to explore ways in which group detection can provide relevant information for post-exercise evaluations Trial registration Not applicable.


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