Bayesian state-space modeling of age-structured data: Fitting a model is just the beginning

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-50

  Millar, Russell B ^a   Meyer, Renate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FISHERY; MODEL;

AGE STRUCTURE; FISHERY; MODELING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034110745     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-169     Document Type: Article

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