A Manual for Wildlife Radio Tagging (Biological Techniques) 2nd Edition

Kenward's "A Manual for Wildlife Radio Tagging" is a must for all those wishing to use radio telemetry as a study technique. I would recommend getting your hands on this book, even before you purchase your tags, since there is a good chapter on the different kinds available in the market. Then, it takes you through the process of asking the relevant questions, all the necessary equipment, data collection, and most importantly, data analysis. This book pairs wonderfully well with Ranges 6 software. I would, however, like to see an updated version of this book.

This is a very good book when it comes to the practical side of radio tagging of a variety of animals. Anyone with an interest in animal ecology and population dynamics should have this book, because you can't do research if you don't know how. This book, together with field experience, makes you understand the advantages and the limitations of radio tagging.It deals with planning, equipment, what kind of tags, how to attach tags, and the ins and outs of field radio tracking from the ground or the air. The last three chapters focus on data collection and a great introduction in home range and survival assessment and interaction and demography analyses. It even includes "make your own radio tag" schematics.The book is accessible and very comprehensible, with plenty of graphs and pictures to illustrate the accompanying text.For those who are interested in the statistical, hard core science side of radio tagging I can recommend "Radio Tracking and Animal Populations" by Millspaugh and Marzluff.

The thing abut science today is that there are many armchair experts out there that by spewing bursts of unproven knowledge manage to make an impression on academics and the media alike, having no actual field experience whatsoever to back up their musings. In this book Kenward, a true expert, proves that he has been there and done it, and done it right. If you're thinking of engaging on a wildlife radio tagging project and you're the one that either has to come with the ideas and/or do the fieldwork yourself, you can't go wrong with this one, and I'll even add that if you do, you may be sorry. Good companion books are  Radio Tracking and Animal Populations (IGN Outdoor Activities (Plein Air))  (this one is more analysis-oriented) and  Analysis of Wildlife Radio-Tracking Data  (a little dated but still useful). To sum up: lots of excellent, practical, no-nonsense fieldwork and planning advice and insight.

An excellent book, I found it invaluable in my research and just wish I'd known about it from the start of my study - I certainly recommend it to anyone with related research interests (including range analysis). It's clearly written and has helpful diagrams, summary sections and references.

one of the most quoted sources in papers dealing issues regarding radio telemetry. comprehensive writing style. simply a good one! was worth waiting for.

この本はバイブルですね。今の生物学は時間を横軸に研究することが多いので、生かした状態で追跡するとなった時に、この技術は必要になります。著者が一人で書いているの？と思ったらさらにすごいなあと思います。ここまで多様に、しかもこんな分厚い本をかけるとは。