A Gibbs sampler for Bayesian analysis of site-occupancy data

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1093-1098

  Dorazio, Robert M ^a   Rodríguez, Daniel Taylor ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Markov chain Monte Carlo; Probit regression; Proportion of area occupied; Species distribution model; Species occurrence

Indexed keywords

AESHNA CYANEA; AESHNIDAE; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ODONATA;

EID: 84871007470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2012.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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