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@article{citeulike:399582, abstract = {Dispersal data from disparate taxa show that a common way to depart from a Gaussian kernel is by having a leptokurtic distribution of distance moved (Lewis 1997; Nathan 2001). These fat tails in the distribution of movement distances have been explained as the result of individuals settling at a constant rate (Okubo 1980; Turchin and Thoeny 1993) or by population heterogeneity in movement behavior (Skalski and Gilliam 2000; Fraser et al. 2001). Using computer simulations and microlandscape experiments I show how landscape structure can interact with movement behavior to produce transient leptokurtic redistribution curves that can persist for a long time, especially when individuals react to habitat boundaries.}, author = {Morales, Juan M.}, citeulike-article-id = {399582}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/342076}, doi = {10.1086/342076}, journal = {The American Naturalist}, keywords = {behavior\_analysis, measurement, pacing, pdfcopy}, number = {4}, pages = {531--538}, posted-at = {2005-11-18 07:09:12}, priority = {4}, title = {Behavior at habitat boundaries can produce leptokurtic movement distributions.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/342076}, volume = {160}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:399582 L3 - citeulike-article-id:399582 N2 - Dispersal data from disparate taxa show that a common way to depart from a Gaussian kernel is by having a leptokurtic distribution of distance moved (Lewis 1997; Nathan 2001). These fat tails in the distribution of movement distances have been explained as the result of individuals settling at a constant rate (Okubo 1980; Turchin and Thoeny 1993) or by population heterogeneity in movement behavior (Skalski and Gilliam 2000; Fraser et al. 2001). Using computer simulations and microlandscape experiments I show how landscape structure can interact with movement behavior to produce transient leptokurtic redistribution curves that can persist for a long time, especially when individuals react to habitat boundaries. IS - 4 JF - The American Naturalist EP - 538 TI - Behavior at habitat boundaries can produce leptokurtic movement distributions. VL - 160 SP - 531 KW - behavior_analysis KW - measurement KW - pacing KW - pdfcopy AU - Morales, Juan PY - 2002/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/342076 ER -