Consensus weightings of evidence for inferring breeding success in broad-scale bird studies

Austral Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 479-484

  Mac Nally, Ralph ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian model; Breeding behaviour; Conservation management; Expert elicitation; Fledging; Reproductive success; Restoration ecology; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FLEDGING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AVES;

EID: 34250769946     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01714.x     Document Type: Article

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