Population processes in European Blackbirds Turdus merula: A state-space approach

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages 419-433

  Robinson, Robert A ^a   Baillie, Stephen R ^a   King, Ruth ^b  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian demography; Integrated models; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Population change; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIRD; DEMOGRAPHY; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AVES; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 84859268773     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0612-y     Document Type: Article

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