Empirical bayes estimation of proportions with application to cowbird parasitism rates

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2528-2537

  Link, William A ^a   Hahn, D Caldwell ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes; Brown headed Cowbirds; Empirical Bayes; Molothrus ater; Neotropical migrants; Parasitism; Wood Thrush

Indexed keywords

HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PHEUCTICUS LUDOVICIANUS; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS; VIREO OLIVACEUS;

BAYESIAN MODEL; BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD; NEST PARASITISM; OVENBIRD; RED-EYED VIREO; ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK; WOOD THRUSH;

EID: 0030390043     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265751     Document Type: Article

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