The VFractal: A new estimator for fractal dimension of animal movement paths

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 289-297

  Nams, Vilis O ^a  

^a NSAC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ESTIMATOR; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MOVEMENT PATH; VFRACTAL;

EID: 0030442079     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02059856     Document Type: Article

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