A Bayesian capture-recapture population model with simultaneous estimation of heterogeneity

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 483, 2008, Pages 948-960

  Corkrey, Ross ^e   Brooks, Steve ^a   Lusseau, David ^e   Parsons, Kim ^b   Durban, John W ^b   Hammond, Philip S ^c   Thompson, Paul M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Abundance; Logits; Photo identification; Survival; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949099642     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/016214507000001256     Document Type: Article

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