Identifying mechanistic models of spatial behaviour using pattern-based modelling: An example from lizard home ranges

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 208, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 307-316

  Tyre, Andrew ^a   Kerr, Gregory D ^b   Tenhumberg, Brigitte ^c   Bull, C Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Home range analysis; Pattern based modelling; Space use

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

HOME RANGE ANALYSIS; PATTERN BASED MODELING; SPACE USE;

ECOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSPECIFIC; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HETEROGENEITY; HOME RANGE; LIZARD; REFUGE; SPACE USE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; TRACHYDOSAURUS RUGOSUS;

EID: 35248855894     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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