The analysis of the spacing of animals, with an example based on oystercatchers during the tidal cycle

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 615-628

  Moody, Anthony L ^a   Thompson, Wayne A ^b   De Bruijn, Bernd ^b,c   Houston, Alasdair I ^d   Goss Custard, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Furzebrook Research Station ^*  (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Haematopus ostralegus; Nearest neighbour distance; Oyster catcher; Photograph transformation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; MODELLING; OYSTERCATCHER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIDAL CYCLE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0030798195     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5915     Document Type: Article

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