Estimates of annual survival probabilities for adult Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 981-997

  Langtimm, C A ^a,c   O'Shea, T J ^a   Pradel, R ^b   Beck, C A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Life history traits; Marine mammals; Mark recapture; Open population models; Photo identification; Sighting probabilities; Survival probabilities; Trichechus manatus

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 0031853213     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[0981:eoaspf]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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