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Spatial memory and animal movement
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Memory is critical to understanding animal movement but has proven challenging to study. Advances in
animal tracking technology, theoretical movement models and cognitive sciences have facilitated research in
each of these fields, but also created a need for synthetic examination of the linkages between memory and
animal movement. Here, we draw together research from several disciplines to understand the relationship
between animal memory and movement processes. First, we frame the problem in terms of the characteristics,
costs and benefits of memory as outlined in psychology and neuroscience. Next, we provide an overview
of the theories and conceptual frameworks that have emerged from behavioural ecology and animal
cognition. Third, we turn to movement ecology and summarise recent, rapid developments in the types
and quantities of available movement data, and in the statistical measures applicable to such data. Fourth,
we discuss the advantages and interrelationships of diverse modelling approaches that have been used to
explore the memory–movement interface. Finally, we outline key research challenges for the memory and
movement communities, focusing on data needs and mathematical and computational challenges. We conclude
with a roadmap for future work in this area, outlining axes along which focused research should yield
rapid progress. -
- Date created
- 2013-01-01
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- Type of Item
- Article (Draft / Submitted)