Solving some statistical problems in analyses of experiments on choices of food and on associations with habitat

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 318, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-237

  Underwood, A J ^a   Clarke, K R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis of choice; Habitat selection; Preference; Prey selection

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PREY SELECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 18144373519     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.12.014     Document Type: Article

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