Estimating arribada size using a modified Instantaneous Count procedure

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 275-287

  Gates, Charles E ^a   Valverde, Roldán A ^a   Mo, Claudette L ^b   Chaves, Ana C ^d   Ballesteros, Jorge ^d   Peskin, Jocelyn ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Programa Regional en Manijode Vide Silvestre   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Arribada; Costa Rica; Instantaneous counts; Line intersect in time; Olive ridley turtle; Quadrat in time; Strip transect in time; Variance of abundance

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0030319959     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1400519     Document Type: Article

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