Inference on Partially Observed Quasi-stationary Markov Chains With Applications to Multistate Population Models

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-67

  Stoklosa, Jakub ^a   Dann, Peter ^b   Huggins, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Phillip Island Nature Park   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arnason Schwarz model; Batch marking; Capture recapture; Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor); Quasi stationary Markov chains; Transition probabilities

Indexed keywords

MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION MODELING; PROBABILITY;

EUDYPTULA MINOR; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84858748187     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: 15372693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13253-011-0065-7     Document Type: Article

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