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Review
. 2019 Dec;94(6):1974-1982.
doi: 10.1111/brv.12545. Epub 2019 Jul 25.

The time frame of home-range studies: from function to utilization

Guillaume Péron  1
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The time frame of home-range studies: from function to utilization

Guillaume Péron. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

As technological and statistical innovations open new avenues in movement ecology, I review the fundamental implications of the time frame of home-range studies, with the aim of associating terminologies consistently with research objectives and methodologies. There is a fundamental distinction between (a) extrapolations of stationary distributions, associated with long time scales and aiming at asymptotic consistency, and (b) period-specific techniques, aiming at specificity but typically sensitive to the sampling design. I then review the difference between function and utilization in home-range studies. Most home-range studies are based on phenomenological descriptions of the time budgets of the study animals, not the function of the visited areas. I highlight emerging trends in automated pattern-recognition techniques for inference about function rather than utilization.

Keywords: buffer size; functional habitat; movement scale; network theory; space use; step selection function; territory; utilization distribution.

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