Hierarchical spatial models for predicting pygmy rabbit distribution and relative abundance

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 401-409

  Wilson, Tammy L ^a   Odei, James B ^a   Hooten, Mevin B ^a   Edwards Jr, Thomas C ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BURROW; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CRYPSIS; FECAL PELLET; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LAGOMORPH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BRACHYLAGUS; BRACHYLAGUS IDAHOENSIS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77951147743     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01766.x     Document Type: Article

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