Satellite Transmitters Used to Study Sandhill Crane Ecology
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 09:32
in Earth & Climate
NMSU professor and student are part of a research team studying sandhill crane migration at New Mexico wintering locations. Satellite transmitters are affixed to the cranes and provide 12 GPS fixes per day and last 3 to 5 years. The study began solely on the cranes' wintering grounds in the Middle Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico but has since expanded.