Applications of step-selection functions in ecology and conservation

Table 2 Relationship between step lengths and turning angles along movement path recorded for cougars and elk

Species	Fix-rate	Mean r²	Max r²	N	Method	Sign of the relationship	Source
Cougar¹	3-hour	0.11	0.16	4	Linear regression⁴	-	Banfield et al., unpublished data
Cougar¹	15-min	0.17	0.22	7	Linear regression⁴	-	Banfield et al., unpublished data
Elk²	5-hour	NA	< 0.03	11	Correlation	NA	[11]
Elk³	2-hour	0.02	0.07	73	Linear regression⁴	-	Thurfjell et al., unpublished data

¹from January to December – SW Alberta, Canada.
²winter – Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.
³during spring migration – SW Alberta, Canada.
⁴dependent variable: log-transformed step length; independent covariate: absolute turning angle.

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