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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

Too Few, Too Many, or Just Right? Optimizing Sample Sizes for Population-Level Inferences in Animal Tracking Projects.

Inês Silva, Christen H Fleming, Michael J Noonan, William F Fagan, Justin M Calabrese

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Inês SilvaCenter for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Görlitz Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4850-6193
Christen H FlemingDepartment of Biology University of Central Florida Orlando Florida USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9356-6518
Michael J NoonanDepartment of Biology University of British Columbia Okanagan Kelowna British Columbia Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4512-0535
William F FaganDepartment of Biology University of Maryland College Park Maryland USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2433-9052
Justin M CalabreseCenter for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Görlitz Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0575-6408

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Successful animal tracking projects depend on well-informed sampling strategies and robust methods to yield biologically meaningful inferences. Considering financial and logistical constraints, the reliability of research outputs is shaped by key decisions regarding study duration (

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