The effect on model identifiability of allowing different relocation rates for live and dead animals in the combined analysis of telemetry and recapture data

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-41

  Nasution, Marlina D ^a   Brownie, Cavell ^b   Pollock, Kenneth H ^b   Powell, Roger A ^b  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capture recapture; Near singularity; Overparameterization; Radio telemetry; Unequal catchability; Wildlife studies

Indexed keywords

MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MODELING; SAMPLING BIAS; SURVEY; SURVIVAL; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALIA; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 5044251869     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/1085711043181     Document Type: Article

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