Microhabitat analysis using radiotelemetry locations and polytomous logistic regression

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 639-653

  North, Malcolm P ^a,b   Reynolds, Joel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Forestry Sciences Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

discriminant function analysis; jackknife; microhabitat; northern spotted owl; Pacific Northwest; polytomous logistic regression; presence absence; radiotelemetry; Strix occidentalis caurina

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION ANALYSIS; MICROHABITAT ANALYSIS; NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL; POLYTOMOUS LOGISTIC REGRESSION; RADIOTELEMETRY;

STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

EID: 0029660355     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802083     Document Type: Article

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