Spatial distribution as a tool in the assessment of animal welfare
Statistical analysis of spatial distribution has often been used in some fields of biology, such as ecology and epidemiology, but is less often used in studies of animal behaviour and welfare. This thesis introduces a novel statistic, the CV residual, for analysing the spatial distribution of animal...
Main Author: | Febrer, Kian |
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University of Oxford
2006
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491443 |
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