Spatial patterning in nocturnal prosimians: A review of methods and relevance to studies of sociality

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-19

  Sterling, Eleanor J ^a   Nguyen, Nga ^b   Fashing, Peter J ^c  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Home range; Minimum concave polygon; Minimum convex polygon; Nocturnal prosimians; Quadrat analysis; Radio tracking; Space use

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HOME RANGE; METHODOLOGY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0034026478     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(200005)51:1<3::AID-AJP2>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Review

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