Estimating state-transition probabilities for unobservable states using capture-recapture/resighting data

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3276-3284

  Kendall, William L ^a   Nichols, James D ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Capture recapture models; Deterministic transitions; Model constraints; Multi state models; Nonbreeders; Robust design; Temporary emigration; Unobservable state

Indexed keywords

EMIGRATION; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION MODELING; TURTLE;

CHELONIIDAE; POLLACHIUS VIRENS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0012895345     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[3276:ESTPFU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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