Comparison of least-squares cross-validation bandwidth options for kernel home-range estimation

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 823-831

  Gitzen, Robert A ^a   Millspaugh, Joshua J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bandwidth; Fixed kernel; Home range; Least squares cross validation; LSCV; Monte Carlo simulations; Smoothing parameter; Space use; Utilization distribution; Volume of intersection

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HOME RANGE; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; RADIOTELEMETRY; REMOTE SENSING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0142247115     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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