Hi=2C I am a PhD student at Ben Gurion University=2CIsrael=2C studying predato= r-prey interactions between gerbils and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)=2EAs p= art of one of my field experiments=2C I am interested in putting GPS col= lars on red foxes=2EOn an average the foxes here weigh around 3kg=2E I h= ave 2 questions=3A =C2=A0* Have any one used Tellus mini GPS collars (manufactured by Telev= ilt)=3F If yes=2C how did it perform=3F I know at least one person who h= as had a bad experience with these collars=2E Also=2C=C2=A0 Frair et al=2E= 2004 (J=2E Applied Ecol 41=3A201-212) mention that Televilt collars had = a lower probability of acquiring GPS locations than Lotek collars (they = used larger GPS collars)=2E To my knowledge Televilt make the lightest G= PS collars=2E * Could someone kindly suggest some other reliable brand of light GPS co= llars=2C which they have been using for small mammals=3F (I know Lotek=C2= =99=27s smallest collar weigh 200g=2C including the drop-off unit)=2E
Thanks a lot in advance=2E Best regards Shomen =22The pessimist complains about the wind=3B An optimist expects it to c= hange=3B A realist adjusts the sails=22 - William Arthur Ward Shomen Mukherjee Mitrani Dept=2E of Desert Ecology=2C Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research=2C Ben Gurion University of the Negev=2C Sede Boker=2C 84990 Israel=2E Ph(Lab)=3A972-8-6596809 Ph(Cell)=3A 972-542-301911 Fax=3A972-8-6596772 email=3A shomen=40bgu=2Eac=2Eil=E2=80=8E
