Multi-way comparisons and generalized linear models of nest success: Extensions of the mayfield method

Bird Study

Volumn 46, Issue , 1999, Pages S22-S31

  Aebischer, Nicholas J ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; NESTING SUCCESS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033458685     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659909477228     Document Type: Article

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