Estimating survival rates with age-structure data

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 779-792

  Udevitz, Mark S ^a   Ballachey, Brenda E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Age structure; Ages at death; Alaska; Enhydra lutris; Growth rate; Life table; Mortality; Population dynamics; Rate of increase; Sea otter; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AGE-AT-DEATH; MODELLING; SURVIVAL RATE;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; USA;

ENHYDRA LUTRIS;

EID: 0031866169     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802355     Document Type: Article

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