Dear all,

I am new to spatial analysis and I've been struck with what model to use
for my PhD analysis. If somebody could help me, I would be very appreciated.

I am investigating the distribution of Bryde's whales in Rio de Janeiro
waters and trying to identify the influence of three explanatory variables
(Depth, Distance to coast and Sea slope). Each day I went to the sea, in
which I observed a whale, I marked a first GPS location for that whale and
started to follow it, marking new GPS locations at every 500m of whale's
movement. I have 22 days of observations, in which each day I have 7-8 GPS
locations for each whale. I was told that if I use all that GPS locations I
am using a dataset that is not independent from each other. Can GLMM work
for me, in which I can insert in my model the ID of each whale and, thus,
somehow correct or make the model work? If not, can anybody point me a
direction?

Thanks in advance,
Rodrigo
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Rodrigo Tardin

Doutorando em Ecologia e Evolução - IBRAG - UERJ
M.Sc em Biologia Animal - PPGBA - UFRRJ
Especialista em Docência do Ensino Superior - IAVM
Laboratório de Bioacústica e Ecologia de Cetáceos - UFRRJ/ IF/ DCA

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