The Dilution effect and the Space fill effect: Seeking to offset statistical artifacts when analyzing animal space use from telemetry fixes

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-42

  Gautestad, Arild O ^a   Mysterud, Ivar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Animal space use; Home range analysis; Memory enhanced statistical mechanics; Telemetry; The Dilution effect; The Space fill effect fractal analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84856445671     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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