On a probabilistic model for the numerical estimation of nocturnal migration of birds

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-58

  Baushev, Alexey Nickolayevich ^a   Sinelschikova, Alexandra ^b  

^a EMPEROR ALEXANDER I ST PETERSBURG STATE TRANSPORT UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Zoological Institute   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bird migration; Intensity; Poisson ensemble of points

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER SCIENCE; ECOSYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BIRD MIGRATION; INTENSITY; POISSON ENSEMBLE OF POINTS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIRD; ESTIMATION METHOD; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POISSON RATIO; PROBABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIRD; DEVICE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION MIGRATION; PROBABILITY; TELESCOPE;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS;

AVES;

EID: 33845300594     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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