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  • 1Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. joanna.flemming@dal.ca

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Area of Science:

  • Animal migration
  • Movement ecology
  • Bayesian statistics

Background:

  • Remotely sensed tracking provides unprecedented data on animal migration.
  • Developing models to effectively analyze this tracking data has lagged behind technological advancements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a hierarchical Bayes state-space framework for analyzing animal tracking data.
  • To estimate and compare navigation abilities across individual animals and species.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a hierarchical Bayes state-space model to combine tracking data from multiple animals.
  • Applied the framework to Argos satellite tracking data from 14 leatherback turtles migrating from Nova Scotia.

Main Results:

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  • Estimated the circle of confusion for leatherback turtles to be approximately 96 km.
  • Found little evidence of differences in navigation ability between male and female turtles.
  • Demonstrated the framework's ability to perform formal hypothesis testing on navigation.

    • Conclusions:

    • Leatherback turtle navigation accuracy is sufficient, not requiring high precision, likely aided by environmental cues.
    • The developed framework offers a flexible approach for estimating navigation ability in various migratory species using electronic tracking devices.