Design and analysis of resource selection studies for categorical resource variables

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 337-346

  Alldredge, J Richard ^a   Griswold, James ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Preference; Statistical methods; Use versus availability

Indexed keywords

RESOURCE SELECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646695737     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[337:DAAORS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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