Hidden Markov models: Pitfalls and opportunities in ecology
Abstract Hidden Markov models (HMMs) and their extensions are attractive methods for
analysing ecological data where noisy, multivariate measurements are made of a hidden …
analysing ecological data where noisy, multivariate measurements are made of a hidden …
Methods of estimating marine mammal diets: a review of validation experiments and sources of bias and uncertainty
Diet estimation in marine mammals relies on indirect methods including recovery of prey
hard parts from stomachs and feces, quantitative fatty acid signature analysis (QFASA) …
hard parts from stomachs and feces, quantitative fatty acid signature analysis (QFASA) …
[LLIBRE][B] Animal movement: statistical models for telemetry data
The study of animal movement has always been a key element in ecological science,
because it is inherently linked to critical processes that scale from individuals to populations …
because it is inherently linked to critical processes that scale from individuals to populations …
A general discrete‐time modeling framework for animal movement using multistate random walks
Recent developments in animal tracking technology have permitted the collection of detailed
data on the movement paths of individuals from many species. However, analysis methods …
data on the movement paths of individuals from many species. However, analysis methods …
[HTML][HTML] Studying cetacean behaviour: new technological approaches and conservation applications
Highlights•Technological advances provide new insights into marine mammal
behaviour.•We highlight four areas of technological advances.•Aerial systems …
behaviour.•We highlight four areas of technological advances.•Aerial systems …
The macroecology of infectious diseases: A new perspective on global‐scale drivers of pathogen distributions and impacts
Identifying drivers of infectious disease patterns and impacts at the broadest scales of
organisation is one of the most crucial challenges for modern science, yet answers to many …
organisation is one of the most crucial challenges for modern science, yet answers to many …
Joint estimation over multiple individuals improves behavioural state inference from animal movement data
I Jonsen - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
State-space models provide a powerful way to scale up inference of movement behaviours
from individuals to populations when the inference is made across multiple individuals …
from individuals to populations when the inference is made across multiple individuals …
Large‐scale movements and high‐use areas of western Pacific leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea
The western Pacific leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), one of three genetically
distinct stocks in the Indo‐Pacific region, has declined markedly during past decades. This …
distinct stocks in the Indo‐Pacific region, has declined markedly during past decades. This …
The trophodynamics of marine top predators: current knowledge, recent advances and challenges
We review present understanding of the spatial and temporal diet variability
(trophodynamics) of a range of pelagic marine top predators, at both early and adult life …
(trophodynamics) of a range of pelagic marine top predators, at both early and adult life …
New insights into pelagic migrations: implications for ecology and conservation
Highly pelagic large marine vertebrates have evolved the capability of moving across large
expanses of the marine environment; some species routinely move across entire ocean …
expanses of the marine environment; some species routinely move across entire ocean …