Effects of sample size on kernel home range estimates

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 739-747

  Seaman, D Erran ^a   Millspaugh, Joshua J ^b   Kernohan, Brian J ^c   Brundige, Gary C ^d   Raedeke, Kenneth J ^b   Gitzen, Robert A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Boise Cascade Corporation   (United States)

^d Custer State Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Home range; Kernel estimator; Monte Carlo simulations; Nonparametric density estimator; Sample size; Utilization distribution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032941297     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802664     Document Type: Article

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