Use of Bayes theorem to correct size-specific sampling bias in growth data

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 355-363

  Troynikov, Vladimir S ^a  

^a Mar and Freshw Resources Institute   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; POPULATION GROWTH; SAMPLING; SHARK; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 0033103082     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bulm.1998.0088     Document Type: Article

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