Predicting life-history traits for female New Zealand sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri: Integrating short-term mark-recapture data and population modeling

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 259-278

  Chilvers, B Louise ^a   Wilkinson, Ian S ^a,b   Mackenzie, Darryl I ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Environment and Conservation ^*  (Australia)

^c Proteus Wildlife Research Consultants   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Auckland Islands; Fisheries interactions; Multi state mark recapture model; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIFE TABLE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PINNIPED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; PREDICTION; SURVIVAL;

AUCKLAND ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI;

EID: 77953641027     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: 15372693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13253-009-0011-0     Document Type: Article

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