A rule-based ad hoc method for selecting a bandwidth in kernel home-range analyses

Animal Biotelemetry

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kie, John G ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive kernel; Bandwidth; Cervus elaphus; Fixed kernel; Home range; North American elk; Smoothing parameter

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018192930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20503385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2050-3385-1-13     Document Type: Article

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