An evaluation of the accuracy of kernel density estimators for home range analysis

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2075-2085

  Erran Seaman, D ^a,b   Powell, Roger A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Kernel density estimation; Nonparametric statistical methods; Radio telemetry; Spatial analysis of home range; Utilization distribution

Indexed keywords

HOME RANGE; KERNEL DENSITY ESTIMATOR;

EID: 0030435309     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265701     Document Type: Article

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