A clutch and brood survival model that discriminates random and correlated mortality

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 281-293

  Smith, Barry D ^a   Boyd, W Sean ^a   Evans, Matthew R ^b,c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beta binomial; Breeding success; Brood amalgamation; Catastrophe; Clutch parasitism; Mayfield method; Mortality; Overdispersion; Program MARK; Survival

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; EGG; MORTALITY; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

ANAS SP.;

EID: 13944278161     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5339     Document Type: Article

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