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Quantification Of Drag And Lift Imposed By Pop-Up Satellite Archival Tags And Estimation Of The Metabolic Cost To Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera Bonasus), Donna S. Grusha, Mark R. Patterson

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The recent development of the p)p-up satellite archival tag (PSAT) has allowed the collection of information on a tagged animal, such as geolocation, pressure (depth), and ambient water temperature. The success of early studies, where PSATs were used on pelagic fishes, has spurred increasing interest in the use of these tags on a large variety of species and age groups. However, some species and age groups may not be suitable candidates for carrying a PSAT because of the relatively large size of the tag and the consequent energy cost to the study animal. We examined potential energetic costs to carrying …