Are survival rates for northern spotted owls biased?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1386-1390

  Loehle, C ^a   Irwin, L ^b   Rock, D ^c   Rock, S ^d  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^b NCASI   (United States)

^c NCASI   (United States)

^d Northwest Economic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL SCIENCES; POPULATION STATISTICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CAPTURE RECAPTURE METHODS; MORTALITY; OWLS; POPULATION GROWTH RATES;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIOTELEMETRY; HABITAT USE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; RAPTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORSHIP;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

EID: 30444459483     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-137     Document Type: Article

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