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Step selection techniques uncover the environmental predictors of space use pat...
Potts, Jonathan R.; Mokross, Karl S.; Stouffer, Philip C.; Lewis, Mark AlunUnderstanding the behavioral decisions behind animal movement and space use patterns is a key challenge for behavioral ecology. Tools to quantify these patterns from movement and animal-habitat interactions are vital for transforming ecology into a predictive science. This is particularly important in environments undergoing rapid anthropogenic changes, such as the Amazon rainforest, where animals face novel la...
A unifying framework for quantifying the nature of animal interactions
Potts, Jonathan R.; Mokross, Karl S.; Lewis, Mark AlunCollective phenomena, whereby agent-agent interactions determine spatial patterns, are ubiquitous in the animal kingdom. On the other hand, movement and space use are also greatly influenced by the interactions between animals and their environment. Despite both types of interaction fundamentally influencing animal behaviour, there has hitherto been no unifying framework for the models proposed in both areas. H...