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Minimizing errors in identifying Lévy flight behaviour of organisms

  1. DAVID W. SIMS1,
  2. DAVID RIGHTON1 and
  3. JONATHAN W. PITCHFORD2

Version of Record online: 23 JAN 2007

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01208.x

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Journal of Animal Ecology

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volume 76, Issue 2, pages 222–229, March 2007


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SIMS, D. W., RIGHTON, D. and PITCHFORD, J. W. (2007), Minimizing errors in identifying Lévy flight behaviour of organisms. Journal of Animal Ecology, 76: 222–229. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01208.x

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  1. 1

    Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK; Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, UK;

  2. 2

    Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5YW, UK

* David Sims, Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK. Tel.: 01752 633227. Fax: 01752 633102. E-mail: dws@mba.ac.uk

Publication History

  1. Issue online: 29 JAN 2007
  2. Version of Record online: 23 JAN 2007
  3. Received 18 September 2006; accepted 28 November 2006

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