From physiology to physics: are we recognizing the flexibility of biologging tools?

摘要: The remote measurement of data from free-ranging animals has been termed ‘biologging’ and in recent years this relatively small set tools instrumental addressing remarkably diverse questions – ‘how will tuna respond to climate change?’ ‘why are whales big?’. While a single biologging dataset can have the potential test hypotheses spanning physiology, ecology, evolution theoretical physics, explicit illustrations flexibility scarce arguably hindered full realization power tools. Here we present examples studies that collected on two parameters widespread research (depth acceleration), but interpreted their context extremely phenomena: tests biomechanical diving-optimality models identifications feeding events, Levy flight foraging strategies expanding oxygen minimum zones. We use these highlight remarkable tools, identify several mechanisms may enhance scope dissemination future programs.