Researchers use GPS tracking to monitor crab behaviour

Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 16:32 in Earth & Climate

Researchers used GPS satellites for a long-term behavioral monitoring of land crab migration on Christmas Island. The scientists used a GPS-based telemetric system to analyze movements of freely roaming robber crabs, which is the first large-scale study of any arthropod using GPS technology to monitor behavior.

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