A comparison between point- and semi-continuous sampling for assessing body temperature in a free-ranging ectotherm
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We used intracoelomically implanted temperature dataloggers to obtain semi continuous body temperature data and establish monthly thermal profiles for free ranging rattlesnakes. We mimicked random and non random point sampling methods by selecting a single daily data point from all values or from restricted times of day to reflect common point sampling constraints. Thermal profiles generated from point sampling differed from those generated from semi continuous sampling, and this difference was more apparent when point sampling was non random. We conclude that semi continuous sampling provides a better estimate of thermal profiles, and that point sampling methods are highly sensitive to deviations from true randomness.
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