Multivariate Methods and Small Sample Sizes

Ethology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-101

  Dochtermann, Ned A ^a   Jenkins, Stephen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LOGISTICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 78650850255     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01846.x     Document Type: Article

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