Analyzing animal movement patterns using potential functions

Ecosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Preisler, Haiganoush K ^a   Ager, Alan A ^a   Wisdom, Michael J ^b  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Gradient system; Movement; Potential function; R code; Rocky Mountain elk; Starkey Experimental Forest and Range; Stochastic differential equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900422628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES12-00286.1     Document Type: Article

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