title: Animal moves reveal bigger picture.
abstract: As the performance of electronic tracking devices improves dramatically, their use opens up new areas of investigation. The movements of individuals can be linked to physiology, environmental conditions and group behaviour, report back on otherwise inaccessible parts of the biosphere, and warn us of disease spread and natural disasters. Michael Gross reports.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D025041:Animal Migration; D000818:Animals; D056727:Endangered Species; D007448:Invertebrates / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000502:physiology*