A pilot study of using Artificial Neural Network on the climbing ability of Swinhoe's Frog

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 255-261

  Chuang, Tsai Fu ^a   Chang, Yuan Hsiou ^a  

^a MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Back propagation neural networks; Ecological engineering; Swinhoe's Frog

Indexed keywords

BACK PROPAGATION NEURAL NETWORKS; DESIGN SPECIFICATION; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES; INFORMATION NETWORKS; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS; SWINHOE'S FROG;

CONCRETES; DESIGN; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SERVICES; RIVERS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ALTITUDE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FROG; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LOCOMOTION; RIVER BANK; STREAM; VOCALIZATION; WATERFALL;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84880969990     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.06.034     Document Type: Article

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