Performance of proximity loggers in recording intra- and inter-species interactions: a laboratory and field-based validation study.

Knowledge of the way in which animals interact through social networks can help to address questions surrounding the ecological and evolutionary consequences of social organisation, and to understand and manage the spread of infectious diseases. Automated proximity loggers are increasingly being use...

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Autores principales:	Julian A Drewe, Nicola Weber, Stephen P Carter, Stuart Bearhop, Xavier A Harrison, Sasha R X Dall, Robbie A McDonald, Richard J Delahay
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f51016ae680c44149b94a279814a4e702021-11-18T07:14:23ZPerformance of proximity loggers in recording intra- and inter-species interactions: a laboratory and field-based validation study.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0039068https://doaj.org/article/f51016ae680c44149b94a279814a4e702012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22745704/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Knowledge of the way in which animals interact through social networks can help to address questions surrounding the ecological and evolutionary consequences of social organisation, and to understand and manage the spread of infectious diseases. Automated proximity loggers are increasingly being used to record interactions between animals, but the accuracy and reliability of the collected data remain largely un-assessed. Here we use laboratory and observational field data to assess the performance of these devices fitted to a herd of 32 beef cattle (Bos taurus) and nine groups of badgers (Meles meles, n = 77) living in the surrounding woods. The distances at which loggers detected each other were found to decrease over time, potentially related to diminishing battery power that may be a function of temperature. Loggers were highly accurate in recording the identification of contacted conspecifics, but less reliable at determining contact duration. There was a tendency for extended interactions to be recorded as a series of shorter contacts. We show how data can be manipulated to correct this discrepancy and accurately reflect observed interaction patterns by combining records between any two loggers that occur within a 1 to 2 minute amalgamation window, and then removing any remaining 1 second records. We make universally applicable recommendations for the effective use of proximity loggers, to improve the validity of data arising from future studies.Julian A DreweNicola WeberStephen P CarterStuart BearhopXavier A HarrisonSasha R X DallRobbie A McDonaldRichard J DelahayPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 6, p e39068 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Julian A Drewe Nicola Weber Stephen P Carter Stuart Bearhop Xavier A Harrison Sasha R X Dall Robbie A McDonald Richard J Delahay Performance of proximity loggers in recording intra- and inter-species interactions: a laboratory and field-based validation study.
description	Knowledge of the way in which animals interact through social networks can help to address questions surrounding the ecological and evolutionary consequences of social organisation, and to understand and manage the spread of infectious diseases. Automated proximity loggers are increasingly being used to record interactions between animals, but the accuracy and reliability of the collected data remain largely un-assessed. Here we use laboratory and observational field data to assess the performance of these devices fitted to a herd of 32 beef cattle (Bos taurus) and nine groups of badgers (Meles meles, n = 77) living in the surrounding woods. The distances at which loggers detected each other were found to decrease over time, potentially related to diminishing battery power that may be a function of temperature. Loggers were highly accurate in recording the identification of contacted conspecifics, but less reliable at determining contact duration. There was a tendency for extended interactions to be recorded as a series of shorter contacts. We show how data can be manipulated to correct this discrepancy and accurately reflect observed interaction patterns by combining records between any two loggers that occur within a 1 to 2 minute amalgamation window, and then removing any remaining 1 second records. We make universally applicable recommendations for the effective use of proximity loggers, to improve the validity of data arising from future studies.
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author	Julian A Drewe Nicola Weber Stephen P Carter Stuart Bearhop Xavier A Harrison Sasha R X Dall Robbie A McDonald Richard J Delahay
author_facet	Julian A Drewe Nicola Weber Stephen P Carter Stuart Bearhop Xavier A Harrison Sasha R X Dall Robbie A McDonald Richard J Delahay
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title	Performance of proximity loggers in recording intra- and inter-species interactions: a laboratory and field-based validation study.
title_short	Performance of proximity loggers in recording intra- and inter-species interactions: a laboratory and field-based validation study.
title_full	Performance of proximity loggers in recording intra- and inter-species interactions: a laboratory and field-based validation study.
title_fullStr	Performance of proximity loggers in recording intra- and inter-species interactions: a laboratory and field-based validation study.
title_full_unstemmed	Performance of proximity loggers in recording intra- and inter-species interactions: a laboratory and field-based validation study.
title_sort	performance of proximity loggers in recording intra- and inter-species interactions: a laboratory and field-based validation study.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2012
url	https://doaj.org/article/f51016ae680c44149b94a279814a4e70
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Performance of proximity loggers in recording intra- and inter-species interactions: a laboratory and field-based validation study.

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