hr.mcp {perspectev}

Home range estimation

Description

Compute and plot a minimum convex polygon estimate of "home range." Source code borrowed from wild1 package.

Usage

hr.mcp(x,y=NULL,n.min=50,plot=TRUE,add=FALSE,ID=NULL,...)

Arguments

x

A vector, matrix, or data frame of coordinates.

y

A numeric vector (if x is a vector) or NULL

n.min

If x includes fewer than n.min points, the function will return NA and a warning.

plot

Parameter nonfunctional for perspectev implementation of this function.

add

Logical. Add to existing plot on current output device? Default is FALSE.

ID

Required argument from Polygons

...

Optional arguments for plot or points (see also par).

Details

See plot.Polygons for another way of plotting polygon objects.

Value

Returns an object of class Polygons (sp).

Author(s)

Glen A. Sargeant
U.S. Geological Survey
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
[e-mail]

Edited by Kenneth B. Hoehn
[e-mail]