Generalized estimating equations and generalized linear mixed-effects models for modelling resource selection

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 590-599

  Koper, Nicola ^a   Manseau, Micheline ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conditional; Correlated data; GEE; GLMM; K fold cross validation; Marginal; Resource selection function; Telemetry; Woodland caribou

Indexed keywords

DEER; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EQUATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; RESOURCE SELECTION; TELEMETRY; WOODLAND;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU;

EID: 65349137147     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01642.x     Document Type: Article

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