Methods and models to determine perinatal status of Florida manatee carcasses

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 881-898

  Schwarz, Lisa K ^a,b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Florida manatee; Perinatal mortality; Trichechus manatus

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOINDICATOR; DATA ACQUISITION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MARINE MAMMAL; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 54349109172     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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