Estimation of bird distribution based on ring re-encounters: Precision and bias of the division coefficient and its relation to multi-state models

Bird Study

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-68

  Korner Nievergelt, Fränzi ^a,b   Schaub, Michael ^a,c   Thorup, Kasper ^d   Vock, Michael ^c   Kania, Wojciech ^e  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Oikostat Statistical Analyses and Consulting   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BOOTSTRAPPING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MODEL TEST; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION MODELING; PRECISION;

AVES;

EID: 77749337727     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650903154439     Document Type: Article

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