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ArticleEcology letters2022

Inferring spatially varying animal movement characteristics using a hierarchical continuous-time velocity model.

Ionut Paun, Dirk Husmeier, J Grant C Hopcraft, Majaliwa M Masolele, Colin J Torney

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Article in Ecology letters, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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What it found

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ionut PaunSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Dirk HusmeierSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
J Grant C HopcraftInstitute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow, UK.
Majaliwa M MasoleleSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Colin J TorneySchool of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7835
University of Glasgow · GB

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/T017899/1.Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 641918James S. McDonnell FoundationLeverhulme Trust RPG-2018-398
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the spatial dynamics of animal movement is an essential component of maintaining ecological connectivity, conserving key habitats, and mitigating the impacts of anthropogenic disturbance. Altered movement and migratory patterns are often an early warning sign of the effects of environmental disturbance, and a precursor to population declines. Here, we present a hierarchical Bayesian framework based on Gaussian processes for analysing the spatial characteristics of animal movement. At the heart of our approach is a novel covariance kernel that links the spatially varying parameters of a continuous-time velocity model with GPS locations from multiple individuals. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our framework by first applying it to a synthetic data set and then by analysing telemetry data from the Serengeti wildebeest migration. Through application of our approach, we are able to identify the key pathways of the wildebeest migration as well as revealing the impacts of environmental features on movement behaviour.

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Animal MigrationAntelopesAnimalsBayes TheoremEcosystemMovementanimal movementBayesian inferenceSerengeti wildebeestspatial ecology

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PMID36256526
PMCPMC9828272
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