The Evaluation of Home Range Size and Configuration Using Radio Tracking Data

Abstract Using specimen data we compare conclusions based on different techniques for treating movement data. We believe that grid methods are particularly useful but stress that there is no substitute for field observations. Radio tracking used in conjunction with field craft can greatly increase the possibilities of watching animals and so reduce the need for reliance on the models discussed in this paper. We also explore methods of assessing the extent of overlap between ranges and both the dynamic interaction and probability of meeting of two animals. Applying these techniques to fox movement yields some information relevant to models of rabies transmission.

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