Nonlinear scaling of space use in human hunter-gatherers

Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) • Vol/Iss. 104(11) • National Academy of Sciences • • Published In • Pages: 4765-4769 •
By Hamilton, Marcus J., Milne, Bruce T., Walker, Robert S., Brown, James H.

Hypothesis

Terrestrial foragers will have greater activation energy from their diets than aquatic foragers.

Note

terrestrial foragers activation energy = 0.55; aquatic foragers activation energy = 0.68

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Regression Analysis-Least SquaresPartially SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Residuals of Home Range IndependentLocation
Activation Energy: Inverse Temperature DependentClimate