Concepts

A standardized measure of synchrony that ranges between 0 and 1, quantifying overlap of activity duration for each individual relative to the population

Bayesian method to identify loci where genetic differentiation associates with environmental variables while controlling for demographic effects

Statistical method for assigning individuals to groups based on genetic similarity

Physical law relating absorbance to the molar absorption coefficient, path length, and concentration, used here to constrain functional group abundances

Statistical method to extract individual behavioral profiles accounting for random effects structure

Method relating electromagnetic wave speed in snowpack to dry snow density using known wave speeds of constituent materials

Semi-parametric survival analysis that allows mortality hazard to fluctuate with time while measuring effects of covariates on survival probability

Theoretical lower bound on the variance of unbiased estimators, providing performance benchmark

Change in frequency of sound waves due to relative motion between source and observer

Radial velocity of particles measured by Doppler radar

Statistical method that objectively diagnoses major modes of variability in a dataset by decomposing spatial patterns and temporal amplitudes

Statistical method for testing correlations between discrete events in time series by analyzing coincidences within specified time windows

A framework examining students' value of UREs as a predictor of their motivation to continue in research, incorporating individuals' expectations about success, perceptions of value and costs.

Data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable

Matrix used to quantify uncertainty in parameter estimates by computing the inverse of the Hessian of the log-likelihood function

Geographic information system techniques using grid-based spatial data to analyze landscape patterns and habitat characteristics

A clustering approach that assumes feature space is a product of a finite number of Gaussian components, each representing distinct co-varied features in multivariable space

Temperature range where helium begins to be retained in apatite crystals as they cool

Light detection and ranging technology using laser pulses to create detailed 3D maps of vegetation structure

Displacement velocity measured along the radar sensor's line of sight direction

Probability distribution used to model distance-decay patterns in pollen dispersal

Index of aggregation used to assess spatial heterogeneity of algae and grazers on rocks

Experimental approach to detect circadian components in photoperiodic responses by using constant day length with varying night lengths

Statistical method that quantifies the effects of social learning within a study population by comparing observed innovation patterns with models of expected patterns given asocial and social learning

Open Geospatial Consortium standards for representing spatial and temporal data

Systematic testing of multiple PCR primer pairs to identify those that successfully amplify target DNA sequences in study organisms

Sequencing approach combining DNA from multiple individuals in a single sequencing library to estimate population parameters

A framework that attempts to falsify conceptual hypotheses while accounting for measurement and prior uncertainty using Bayesian methods