This paper introduces focus group methodology and discusses its relevance to those
researching health care provision. As a qualitative data collection technique, the focus group …

Global positioning system (GPS) telemetry technology allows us to monitor and to map the
details of animal movement, securing vast quantities of such data even for highly cryptic …

Recent advances in animal tracking and telemetry technology have allowed the collection of
location data at an ever-increasing rate and accuracy, and these advances have been …

A conceptual model was developed predicting parasocial interaction from both a social
interaction need due to loneliness and instrumental television news use. Questionnaires …

Kernel density estimators are becoming more widely used, particularly as home range
estimators. Despite extensive interest in their theoretical properties, little empirical research …

Most animals are not nomadic but live in fairly confined areas where they enact their day-to-
day activities. Such areas are called home ranges. Burt (1943: 351) provided the verbal …

While the mechanistic links between animal movement and population dynamics are
ecologically obvious, it is much less clear when knowledge of animal movement is a …

Most mental health researchers rely upon quantitative methods of data collection. Whilst
such methods are commonly seen as reliable, qualitative methods are often seen as more …

Field naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions
were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals' behaviors and underlying …

Abstract “Home range” is a standard concept in animal ecology and behavior but few people
try to understand what home ranges mean to the animals that have them and often assume …