Estimation of fetal growth and gestation in bowhead whales

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 455, 2001, Pages 915-923

  Reese, C Shane ^a   Calvin, James A ^b   George, John C ^c   Tarpley, Raymond J ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes theorem; Hierarchical models; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Random curves

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442280676     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: 1537274X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/016214501753208618     Document Type: Article

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