Estimation of growth and extinction parameters for endangered species

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 115-143

  Dennis, Brian ^a   Munholland, Patricia L ^b   Scott, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California Condor; Conservation biology; Diffusion process; Endangered species; Exponential growth; Extinction; Grizzly bear; Inverse Gaussian distribution; Kirtland's Warbler; Laysan Finch; Lognormal distribution; Palila; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

AMAZONA VITTATA; DENDROICA KIRTLANDII; GRUS AMERICANA; GYMNOGYPS CALIFORNIANUS; LOXIOIDES; LOXIOIDES BAILLEUI; PSITTACIDAE; TELESPIZA CANTANS; URSUS; URSUS ARCTOS; URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBILIS;

BEAR; CALIFORNIA CONDOR; CONDOR; CRANE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; FINCH; GRIZZLY BEAR; GROWTH; KIRTLAND'S WARBLER; LAYSAN FINCH; PALILA; PARROT; PUERTO RICAN PARROT; WARBLER; WHOOPING CRANE;

PACIFIC, LAYSAN ISLAND; PUERTO RICO; USA, CALIFORNIA; USA, WYOMING, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0026015808     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1943004     Document Type: Article

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