Bias in survival estimates from tag-recovery models where catch-and-release is common, with an example from Atlantic striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 886-897

  Smith, David R ^a   Burnham, Kenneth P ^b   Kahn, Desmond M ^c   He, Xi ^d,g   Goshorn, Cynthia J ^e   Hattala, Kathryn A ^f   Kahnle, Andrew W ^f  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries   (United States)

^e MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^f NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^g CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SAMPLING BIAS; SURVIVAL;

MORONE SAXATILIS;

EID: 0033910396     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f00-027     Document Type: Article

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