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dc.contributor.authorKlappstein, N. J.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, L.
dc.contributor.authorMichelot, T.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T14:30:07Z
dc.date.available2023-06-08T14:30:07Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-03
dc.identifier287395552
dc.identifier4dd76e34-031f-48f4-a498-c0276389766e
dc.identifier85160925186
dc.identifier.citationKlappstein , N J , Thomas , L & Michelot , T 2023 , ' Flexible hidden Markov models for behaviour-dependent habitat selection ' , Movement Ecology , vol. 11 , 30 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00392-3en
dc.identifier.issn2051-3933
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:C2AFD402415BD1D1D5E708F7F08D44A0
dc.identifier.otherRIS: Klappstein2023
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-7436-067X/work/136696248
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/27758
dc.description.abstractBackground There is strong incentive to model behaviour-dependent habitat selection, as this can help delineate critical habitats for important life processes and reduce bias in model parameters. For this purpose, a two-stage modelling approach is often taken: (i) classify behaviours with a hidden Markov model (HMM), and (ii) fit a step selection function (SSF) to each subset of data. However, this approach does not properly account for the uncertainty in behavioural classification, nor does it allow states to depend on habitat selection. An alternative approach is to estimate both state switching and habitat selection in a single, integrated model called an HMM-SSF. Methods We build on this recent methodological work to make the HMM-SSF approach more efficient and general. We focus on writing the model as an HMM where the observation process is defined by an SSF, such that well-known inferential methods for HMMs can be used directly for parameter estimation and state classification. We extend the model to include covariates on the HMM transition probabilities, allowing for inferences into the temporal and individual-specific drivers of state switching. We demonstrate the method through an illustrative example of plains zebra (Equus quagga), including state estimation, and simulations to estimate a utilisation distribution. Results In the zebra analysis, we identified two behavioural states, with clearly distinct patterns of movement and habitat selection (“encamped” and “exploratory”). In particular, although the zebra tended to prefer areas higher in grassland across both behavioural states, this selection was much stronger in the fast, directed exploratory state. We also found a clear diel cycle in behaviour, which indicated that zebras were more likely to be exploring in the morning and encamped in the evening. Conclusions This method can be used to analyse behaviour-specific habitat selection in a wide range of species and systems. A large suite of statistical extensions and tools developed for HMMs and SSFs can be applied directly to this integrated model, making it a very versatile framework to jointly learn about animal behaviour, habitat selection, and space use.
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dc.format.extent2217052
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofMovement Ecologyen
dc.subjectHabitat selectionen
dc.subjectAnimal behaviouren
dc.subjectStep selection functionsen
dc.subjectHidden Markov modelsen
dc.subjectAnimal movementen
dc.subjectDASen
dc.subjectMCCen
dc.titleFlexible hidden Markov models for behaviour-dependent habitat selectionen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Statisticsen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modellingen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotlanden
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Mathematics and Statisticsen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciencesen
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40462-023-00392-3
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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