Utilization distribution — A utilization distribution is a probability distribution constructed from data providing the location of an individual in space at different points in time.ee also*Home range *Local convex hull … Wikipedia
Home range — is a concept that can be traced back to a publication in 1943 by W. H. Burt, [Burt, W. H. 1943. Territoriality and home range concepts as applied to mammals. Journal of Mammalogy 24:346–352.] who constructed maps delineating the spatial extent or … Wikipedia
coal utilization — Introduction combustion of coal or its conversion into useful solid, gaseous, and liquid products. By far the most important use of coal is in combustion, mainly to provide heat to the boilers of electric power plants. Metallurgical coke… … Universalium
Apennine Range — ▪ mountains, Italy Introduction also called the Apennines, Italian Appennino series of mountain ranges bordered by narrow coastlands that form the physical backbone of peninsular Italy. From Cadibona Pass in the northwest, close to the… … Universalium
Nuclear utilization target selection — (NUTS) is a theory regarding the use of nuclear weapons often contrasted with mutually assured destruction (MAD). NUTS theory at its most basic level asserts that it is possible for a limited nuclear exchange to occur and that nuclear weapons are … Wikipedia
Net protein utilization — The net protein utilization, or NPU, is the ratio of amino acid converted to proteins to the ratio of amino acids supplied. This figure is somewhat affected by the salvage of essential amino acids within the body, but is profoundly affected by… … Wikipedia
Audit Record Generation and Utilization System — or Argus is a fixed model Real Time Flow Monitor designed to track and report on the status and performance of all network transactions seenin a data network traffic stream, doing that by that categorizing IP packets which match the boolean… … Wikipedia
Kangaroo rat — This article is about the American animal. For the Australian animal, see Hopping mouse. Not to be confused with the genus Aepyprymnus, known as rat kangaroos. Kangaroo rats Temporal range: Late Pliocene Recent Scientific classificatio … Wikipedia
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
Local convex hull — (LoCoH) is a method for estimating the size the home range of an animal or a group of animals (e.g. a pack of wolves, a pride of lions, or herd of buffalos), and for constructing a utilization distribution. [Getz, W. M. and C. C. Wilmers, 2004. A … Wikipedia
wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… … Universalium
