Foraging and movement paths of female reindeer: Insights from fractal analysis, correlated random walks, and Lévy flights

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 854-865

  Mårell, Anders ^a   Ball, John P ^a   Hofgaard, Annika ^a  

^a Grp d'Interet Pub Ecosyst Forest   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FRACTALS; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

BIODIVERSITY;

DEER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HERBIVORY; MOVEMENT;

BETULA; CERVIDAE; RANGIFER; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS; SALIX;

EID: 0036312823     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-061     Document Type: Article

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