Measurement of" overlap" in comparative ecological studies
HS Horn - The American Naturalist, 1966 - journals.uchicago.edu
HS Horn
The American Naturalist, 1966•journals.uchicago.eduObjective, empirical measures of overlap between samples of items distributed
proportionally into various qualitative categories are presented and reviewed. These indices
of overlap, derived from either probability or information theory, should prove useful to the
ecologist in comparative studies of diet, habitat preference, seasonal patterns of abundance,
faunal lists, or similar data.
proportionally into various qualitative categories are presented and reviewed. These indices
of overlap, derived from either probability or information theory, should prove useful to the
ecologist in comparative studies of diet, habitat preference, seasonal patterns of abundance,
faunal lists, or similar data.
Objective, empirical measures of overlap between samples of items distributed proportionally into various qualitative categories are presented and reviewed. These indices of overlap, derived from either probability or information theory, should prove useful to the ecologist in comparative studies of diet, habitat preference, seasonal patterns of abundance, faunal lists, or similar data.
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