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Table 1 Five movement-based methods used to estimate parturition in ungulates

From: Evaluating movement-based methods for estimating the frequency and timing of parturition in mule deer

Method

Species

Parameters

Citations

Peterson

Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

Velocity

Peterson et al., [26]

Behavioral change point analysis

Moose (Alces alces)

Velocity + turning angle

Nicholson et al., [27]

Rolling minimum convex polygons

Moose (Alces alces)

Home range size

Nicholson et al., [27]

Individual-based method

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)

Step-length

DeMars et al., [25]

Population-based method

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)

Step-length

DeMars et al., [25]

  1. Methods are listed with the species of ungulate that they were developed or adapted for, movement parameters used, and references