Estimating true age-dependence in survival when only adults can be observed: An example with Black-legged Kittiwakes

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 541-548

  Frederiksen, Morten ^a   Wanless, Sarah ^a   Harris, Michael P ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age dependence; Mark recapture; Rissa tridactyla; Seabirds; Senescence; Survival

Indexed keywords

SURVIVAL;

AVES; RISSA TRIDACTYLA;

EID: 11144341145     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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