A general framework for the analysis of animal resource selection from telemetry data

Biometrics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 968-976

  Johnson, Devin S ^a   Thomas, Dana L ^b   Ver Hoef, Jay M ^a   Christ, Aaron ^c  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Brown bear; Discrete choice; Persistence; Resource selection; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

TELEMETERING; TELEMETERING EQUIPMENT;

ANIMAL RESOURCE; AUTO CORRELATION; BROWN BEAR; DISCRETE CHOICE; PERSISTENCE; RESOURCE SELECTION FUNCTION; RESOURCES SELECTIONS; SELECTION MODEL; TELEMETRY DATA; WEIGHTED DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS;

AUTOCORRELATION; BEAR; BIOTELEMETRY; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GPS; PERSISTENCE; RELOCATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE SELECTION; RESOURCE USE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; TELEMETRY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 49749120585     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2007.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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