Estimation and simulation of foraging trips in land-based marine predators
The behavior of colony-based marine predators is the focus of much research globally. Large telemetry and tracking data sets have been collected for this group of animals, and are accompanied by many empirical studies that seek to segment tracks in some useful way, as well as theoretical studies of...
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ftunivtasmania:oai:eprints.utas.edu.au:24280 2023-05-15T16:05:18+02:00 Estimation and simulation of foraging trips in land-based marine predators Michelot, T Langrock, R Bestley, S Jonsen, ID Photopoulou, T Patterson, TA 2017 application/pdf https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24280/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24280/1/Michelot_et_al-2017-Ecology.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1880 en eng Ecological Soc Amer https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24280/1/Michelot_et_al-2017-Ecology.pdf Michelot, T, Langrock, R, Bestley, S orcid:0000-0001-9342-669X , Jonsen, ID, Photopoulou, T and Patterson, TA 2017 , 'Estimation and simulation of foraging trips in land-based marine predators' , Ecology, vol. 98, no. 7 , pp. 1932-1944 , doi:10.1002/ecy.1880 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1880>. animal telemetry central place foraging hidden Markov model Mirounga leonina southern elephant seal Article PeerReviewed 2017 ftunivtasmania https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1880 2021-08-16T22:16:53Z The behavior of colony-based marine predators is the focus of much research globally. Large telemetry and tracking data sets have been collected for this group of animals, and are accompanied by many empirical studies that seek to segment tracks in some useful way, as well as theoretical studies of optimal foraging strategies. However, relatively few studies have detailed statistical methods for inferring behaviors in central place foraging trips. In this paper we describe an approach based on hidden Markov models, which splits foraging trips into segments labeled as “outbound”, “search”, “forage”, and “inbound”. By structuring the hidden Markov model transition matrix appropriately, the model naturally handles the sequence of behaviors within a foraging trip. Additionally, by structuring the model in this way, we are able to develop realistic simulations from the fitted model. We demonstrate our approach on data from southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) tagged on Kerguelen Island in the Southern Ocean. We discuss the differences between our 4-state model and the widely used 2-state model, and the advantages and disadvantages of employing a more complex model. Article in Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seal Elephant Seals Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seals Southern Ocean University of Tasmania: UTas ePrints Kerguelen Kerguelen Island ENVELOPE(69.500,69.500,-49.250,-49.250) Southern Ocean Ecology 98 7 1932 1944 |
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The behavior of colony-based marine predators is the focus of much research globally. Large telemetry and tracking data sets have been collected for this group of animals, and are accompanied by many empirical studies that seek to segment tracks in some useful way, as well as theoretical studies of optimal foraging strategies. However, relatively few studies have detailed statistical methods for inferring behaviors in central place foraging trips. In this paper we describe an approach based on hidden Markov models, which splits foraging trips into segments labeled as “outbound”, “search”, “forage”, and “inbound”. By structuring the hidden Markov model transition matrix appropriately, the model naturally handles the sequence of behaviors within a foraging trip. Additionally, by structuring the model in this way, we are able to develop realistic simulations from the fitted model. We demonstrate our approach on data from southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) tagged on Kerguelen Island in the Southern Ocean. We discuss the differences between our 4-state model and the widely used 2-state model, and the advantages and disadvantages of employing a more complex model. |
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Michelot, T Langrock, R Bestley, S Jonsen, ID Photopoulou, T Patterson, TA |
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Estimation and simulation of foraging trips in land-based marine predators |
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Estimation and simulation of foraging trips in land-based marine predators |
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Estimation and simulation of foraging trips in land-based marine predators |
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Estimation and simulation of foraging trips in land-based marine predators |
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Estimation and simulation of foraging trips in land-based marine predators |
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estimation and simulation of foraging trips in land-based marine predators |
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Ecological Soc Amer |
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https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24280/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24280/1/Michelot_et_al-2017-Ecology.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1880 |
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https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24280/1/Michelot_et_al-2017-Ecology.pdf Michelot, T, Langrock, R, Bestley, S orcid:0000-0001-9342-669X , Jonsen, ID, Photopoulou, T and Patterson, TA 2017 , 'Estimation and simulation of foraging trips in land-based marine predators' , Ecology, vol. 98, no. 7 , pp. 1932-1944 , doi:10.1002/ecy.1880 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1880>. |
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