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Fig. 2

From: Effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds

Fig. 2

Geolocator attachment methods used in our field studies of Arctic-breeding shorebirds. a Mounted on leg band or closely trimmed leg flag, parallel to leg (“parallel-band” attachment), on a semipalmated sandpiper (left) and red knot (right); (b) leg-flag mounted, perpendicular to leg (“perpendicular-flag”), on a sanderling (left) and semipalmated sandpiper (right); (c) leg-flag mounted, parallel to leg (“parallel-flag”) on a gray-tailed tattler; (d) mounted on the back with leg-loop harness (“harness”) on a black turnstone. Images are not to scale

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Movement Ecology

ISSN: 2051-3933