Structural equation modeling for observational studies

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-22

  Grace, James B ^a  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anurans; Bayesian analysis; Complex data; Lynx; Maximum likelihood; Mongoose; Path analysis; Rabbits; Statistics; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; EQUATION; FELID; LAGOMORPH; MAMMAL; MODELING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANURA; CARNIVORA; HERPESTES ICHNEUMON; HERPESTIDAE; LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 38649090110     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-307     Document Type: Article

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