Comparing Global Positioning System and very high frequency telemetry home ranges of white-tailed deer

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 779-787

  Kochanny, Christopher O ^a   Delgiudice, Glenn D ^b   Fieberg, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bhattacharyya's affinity; Fixed kernel; Global Positioning System; Home range; Odocoileus virginianus; Radiotelemetry; Very high frequency; Volume of intersection statistic; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GPS; HOME RANGE; RADIOTELEMETRY; SPACE USE; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 77749292542     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-394     Document Type: Article

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