A regression mixture with logistic weights for modeling heterogeneous crustacean growth data when the maturity phase is unknown

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1003-1011

  Surette, Tobie ^a   Allard, Jacques ^b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CLASSIFICATION; CRAB; GROWTH MODELING; HETEROGENEITY; LOGISTICS; MALE; MATURATION; MOLT; MORPHOMETRY; REGRESSION;

CANCER (CRUSTACEAN); CHIONOECETES OPILIO; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 44149087080     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-023     Document Type: Article

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