Movement parameters of ungulates and scale-specific responses to the environment

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 225-235

  Johnson, Chris J ^a,b   Parker, Katherine L ^b   Heard, Douglas C ^c   Gillingham, Michael P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caribou; GPS; Habitat patch; Heterogeneity; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

GPS; HABITAT SELECTION; MOVEMENT; PATCH USE; SCALE EFFECT; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU; UNGULATA;

EID: 0036107687     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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