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A survey is given of the application of (functions of) continuous-time Markov chains in the statistical analysis of behavioural time series.
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Metz, H.A.J., Dienske, H., de Jonge, G. et al. Continuous-time Markov chains as models for animal behaviour. Bltn Mathcal Biology 45, 643–658 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02459596
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