Concepts

phylogenetically independent contrasts

A method to test for phylogenetic signal by comparing empirical data variance to variance from randomly reshuffled species identities across trait data sets

methodological10 papers

conservation ecology (1)

pollination ecology (1)

remote sensing (1)

geophysics (1)

environmental stress (1)

intraclass correlation coefficient

Statistical measure of repeatability that tests individual consistency of a continuous variable by comparing within-subject and between-subject variation

methodological7 papers

process

sound degradation

Attenuation and degradation of sound over distance due to atmospheric absorption, ground attenuation, signal scattering, and deflection by layered surfaces

methodological4 papers

metric

Clutton-Brock index

A method for calculating dominance based on an individual's relative number of wins or losses that is tolerant of missing pair-wise interactions and weights wins highly

acoustic entropy

Measure of how noisy or random a sound is, with pure tones having entropy values approaching negative infinity

discriminant function analysis

Statistical technique used to classify observations into predefined groups based on multiple variables

model type

individual-based model

Computational model that simulates individual organisms and their life histories to understand population-level patterns

among-individual correlation

Correlation between behavioral traits at the individual level, estimated while controlling for within-individual variation and environmental effects

framework

covariance reaction norm

Statistical model allowing phenotypic correlations between traits to vary continuously with environmental predictors

framework

data archiving

The practice of making research data publicly available for verification and reuse

process

food supplementation

Experimental provision of additional food resources to wild populations to test resource limitation hypotheses

framework

within-individual centering approach

An analytical approach where deviations from an individual's average behavior or phenotype are calculated to quantify and analyze how an individual's social phenotype may change over time.