Validation of a randomization procedure to assess animal habitat preferences: Microhabitat use of tiger sharks in a seagrass ecosystem

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 666-676

  Heithaus, Michael R ^a   Hamilton, Ian M ^b   Wirsing, Aaron J ^c   Dill, Lawrence M ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foraging; Habitat availability; Habitat use; Predator prey interactions; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; CATCH STATISTICS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; PREDATOR; SEAGRASS; SHARK; TRACKING;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; RANDOMIZATION; SHARK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHARKS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SHARK BAY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; GALEOCERDO; GALEOCERDO CUVIER; HALOPHILA;

EID: 33646701005     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01087.x     Document Type: Article

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