Modelling adaptive, spatially aware, and mobile agents: Elk migration in Yellowstone

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1039-1066

  Bennett, D A ^a   Tang, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Elk migration; Machine learning; Mobile agents; Spatial cognition

Indexed keywords

GIS; MAMMAL; MIGRATION; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; SIMULATION;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 33748989813     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 17417546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810600830806     Document Type: Conference Paper

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