Inferring networks from multivariate symbolic time series to unravel behavioural interactions among animals

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 351-359

  Walker, David M ^a   Carmeli, Cristian ^b   Perez Barberia F J ^c   Small, Michael ^b   Perez Fernandez E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complex system; graph; grazing behaviour; Ovis aries; sheep; synchronization

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GRAZING; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SHEEP; SOFTWARE; TIME SERIES;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 75049083970     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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