Using dynamic Brownian Bridge Movement Models to identify home range size and movement patterns in king cobras.

ABSTRACT: Home range estimators are a critical component for understanding animal spatial ecology. The choice of home range estimator in spatial ecology studies can significantly influence management and conservation actions, as different methods lead to vastly different interpretations of movement patterns, habitat selection, as well as home range requirements. Reptile studies in particular have struggled to reach a consensus on the appropriate home range estimators to use, and species with cryptic behavior make home range assessment difficult. We applied dynamic Brownian Bridge Movement Models (dBBMMs) to radio-telemetry data from Ophiophagus hannah, a wide-ranging snake species. We used two focal individuals at different life stages (one juvenile male and one adult male) and sought to identify wh

SUBMITTER: Silva I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143228 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature