Hierarchical Bayesian approach for population dynamics modelling of fish complexes without species-specific data

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 367-377

  Jiao, Yan ^a   Hayes, Christopher ^a   Cortés, Enric ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian hierarchical model; Fish complex; Hammerhead sharks; Multilevel prior; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; SHARK;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHONDRICHTHYES; SPHYRNA; SPHYRNA LEWINI; SPHYRNA MOKARRAN; SPHYRNA ZYGAENA; SPHYRNIDAE;

EID: 59849116097     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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