Understanding narwhal diving behaviour using Hidden Markov Models with dependent state distributions and long range dependence

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Understanding narwhal diving behaviour using Hidden Markov Models with dependent state distributions and long range dependence. / Ngô, Manh Cuong; Heide-jørgensen, Mads Peter; Ditlevsen, Susanne.

I: PLOS Computational Biology, Bind 15, Nr. 3, e1006425, 2019.

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Ngô, MC, Heide-jørgensen, MP & Ditlevsen, S 2019, 'Understanding narwhal diving behaviour using Hidden Markov Models with dependent state distributions and long range dependence', PLOS Computational Biology, bind 15, nr. 3, e1006425. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006425

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Ngô, M. C., Heide-jørgensen, M. P., & Ditlevsen, S. (2019). Understanding narwhal diving behaviour using Hidden Markov Models with dependent state distributions and long range dependence. PLOS Computational Biology, 15(3), [e1006425]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006425

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Ngô MC, Heide-jørgensen MP, Ditlevsen S. Understanding narwhal diving behaviour using Hidden Markov Models with dependent state distributions and long range dependence. PLOS Computational Biology. 2019;15(3). e1006425. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006425

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Ngô, Manh Cuong ; Heide-jørgensen, Mads Peter ; Ditlevsen, Susanne. / Understanding narwhal diving behaviour using Hidden Markov Models with dependent state distributions and long range dependence. I: PLOS Computational Biology. 2019 ; Bind 15, Nr. 3.

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