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biologging

biologging noun: the logging (tracking) of individual animals by means of attached tags.

Noun

biologging (uncountable)

  1. The logging (tracking) of individual animals by means of attached tags
    • In this study, we use a new stage of development in biologging technology to draw a picture of dissolved oxygen concentration in the SO. We present the first results obtained from a dissolved oxygen sensor added to Argos CTD-SRDL tags and deployed on 5 female elephant seals at Kerguelen.2015 July 23, “Dissolved Oxygen Sensor in Animal-Borne Instruments: An Innovation for Monitoring the Health of Oceans and Investigating the Functioning of Marine Ecosystems”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of biologging

From bio- + logging.

Questions about biologging

What does biologging mean?
Biologging means the logging (tracking) of individual animals by means of attached tags.
What part of speech is biologging?
Biologging is a noun.

Words near biologging in the dictionary

  1. bioloads
  2. biolocomotion
  3. biologese
  4. biologger
  5. biologgers
  6. biologging
  7. biologic
  8. biologic time
  9. biological
  10. biological anthropology
  11. biological big bang

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