1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. From Individual Behavior to Patterns of Space Use 7
6. 3. A Simple Mechanistic Home Range Model 23
7. 4. A Model Based on Conspecific Avoidance 38
8. 5. Comparative Analysis of Home Range Patterns Predicted 55
9. 6. Mathematical Analysis of the Conspecific Avoidance Model 67
10. 7. The Influence of Landscape and Resource Heterogeneity 79
11. 8. Home Range Formation in the Absence of a Den Site 92
12. 9. Secondary Ecological Interactions 97
13. 10. Displacement Distances: Theory and Applications 105
14. 11. ESS Analysis of Movement Strategies: Analyzing the Functional Significance of Home Range Patterns 115
15. 12. Future Directions and Synthesis 130
16. Appendixes 137
17. References 158
18. Index 169