A framework for understanding the architecture of collective movements using pairwise analyses of animal movement data

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 8, Issue 56, 2011, Pages 322-333

  Polansky, Leo ^a   Wittemyer, George ^a,b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b SAVE THE ELEPHANTS   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Coherence; Elephant; Movement ecology; Time series analysis; Wavelets

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MACHINERY;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS; COHERENCE; ELEPHANT; MOVEMENT ECOLOGY; WAVELETS;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; ANIMAL HEALTH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; MACHINE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALIA; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 79251507604     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0389     Document Type: Review

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