Differentiating the Lévy walk from a composite correlated random walk
Understanding how to find targets with very limited information is a topic of interest in many disciplines. In ecology, such research has often focused on the development of two movement models: (i) the Lévy walk and (ii) the composite correlated random walk and its associated area-restricted search...
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ftunivessex:oai:repository.essex.ac.uk:14494 2023-05-15T18:42:26+02:00 Differentiating the Lévy walk from a composite correlated random walk Auger-Méthé, Marie Derocher, Andrew E Plank, Michael J Codling, Edward A Lewis, Mark A Börger, Luca 2015-10 http://repository.essex.ac.uk/14494/ https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12412 unknown Wiley Auger-Méthé, Marie and Derocher, Andrew E and Plank, Michael J and Codling, Edward A and Lewis, Mark A (2015) 'Differentiating the Lévy walk from a composite correlated random walk.' Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 6 (10). pp. 1179-1189. ISSN 2041-210X Q Science (General) Article PeerReviewed 2015 ftunivessex https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12412 2023-01-05T23:39:37Z Understanding how to find targets with very limited information is a topic of interest in many disciplines. In ecology, such research has often focused on the development of two movement models: (i) the Lévy walk and (ii) the composite correlated random walk and its associated area-restricted search behaviour. Although the processes underlying these models differ, they can produce similar movement patterns. Due to this similarity and because of their disparate formulation, current methods cannot reliably differentiate between these two models. Here, we present a method that differentiates between the two models. It consists of likelihood functions, including one for a hidden Markov model, and associated statistical measures that assess the relative support for and absolute fit of each model. Using a simulation study, we show that our method can differentiate between the two search models over a range of parameter values. Using the movement data of two polar bears (Ursus maritimus), we show that the method can be applied to complex, real-world movement paths. By providing the means to differentiate between the two most prominent search models in the literature, and a framework that could be extended to include other models, we facilitate further research into the strategies animals use to find resources. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus maritimus University of Essex Research Repository Methods in Ecology and Evolution 6 10 1179 1189 |
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Understanding how to find targets with very limited information is a topic of interest in many disciplines. In ecology, such research has often focused on the development of two movement models: (i) the Lévy walk and (ii) the composite correlated random walk and its associated area-restricted search behaviour. Although the processes underlying these models differ, they can produce similar movement patterns. Due to this similarity and because of their disparate formulation, current methods cannot reliably differentiate between these two models. Here, we present a method that differentiates between the two models. It consists of likelihood functions, including one for a hidden Markov model, and associated statistical measures that assess the relative support for and absolute fit of each model. Using a simulation study, we show that our method can differentiate between the two search models over a range of parameter values. Using the movement data of two polar bears (Ursus maritimus), we show that the method can be applied to complex, real-world movement paths. By providing the means to differentiate between the two most prominent search models in the literature, and a framework that could be extended to include other models, we facilitate further research into the strategies animals use to find resources. |
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Differentiating the Lévy walk from a composite correlated random walk |
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Auger-Méthé, Marie and Derocher, Andrew E and Plank, Michael J and Codling, Edward A and Lewis, Mark A (2015) 'Differentiating the Lévy walk from a composite correlated random walk.' Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 6 (10). pp. 1179-1189. ISSN 2041-210X |
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