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Tracking estuarine crocodiles on Cape York Peninsula using GPS-based telemetry

14 adult estuarine crocodiles were captured in the Wenlock River, Cape York, Queensland and were fitted with GPS based telemetric devices. The location of individuals was fixed twice daily over 6 to 8 months.

Project Summary

Species

crocodylus porosus
estaurine crocodile

Location

Cape York

Date Range

2009-08-11 to 2013-08-26

Animals

17 animals

Detections

7446 detections

Spatial Reference System

EPSG:28354

Citations

ZoaTrack Dataset
  • Dwyer, R, Franklin, C (2016) Data from: 'Tracking estuarine crocodiles on Cape York Peninsula using GPS-based telemetry '. ZoaTrack.org. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4226/68/5701F95C664E1
Related Publications
  1. Campbell, H.A., Dwyer, R.G., Irwin, T., Franklin, C.E. (2013) Home Range Utilisation and Long-Range Movement of Estuarine Crocodiles during the Breeding and Nesting Season. PloS ONE.8(5) e62127 [Link]

Project Contributors

  • Ross Dwyer, The University of Queensland
  • Craig Franklin

Data Access

Open Access

The data in this project is publicly available under a Creative Commons Attribution License. If you use these data in any type of publication then you must cite the project DOI (if available) or any published peer-reviewed papers associated with the study. We strongly encourage you to contact the data custodians to discuss data usage and appropriate accreditation.

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