Multisite mark-recapture for cetaceans: Population estimates with Bayesian model averaging

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 80-92

  Durban, J W ^a,f   Elston, D A ^b   Ellifrit, D K ^c   Dickson, E ^d   Hammond, P S ^e   Thompson, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH   (United States)

^d WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^f NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Mark recapture; Markov Chain Monte Carlo; Model averaging; Model selection; Population size

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CETACEAN; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; TURSIOPS;

EID: 12244281872     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01209.x     Document Type: Article

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