Modelling Bird Migration with Motus Data and Bayesian State-Space Models

Bird migration is a poorly-known yet important phenomenon, as understanding movement patterns of birds can inform conservation strategies and public health policy for animal-borne diseases. Recent advances in wildlife tracking technology, in particular the Motus system, have allowed researchers to t...

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Main Author: Baldwin, Justin
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2017
Subjects:
SSM
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/565
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1603&context=masters_theses_2