Estimating Density and Temperature Dependence of Juvenile Vital Rates Using a Hidden Markov Model

Organisms in the wild have cryptic life stages that are sensitive to changing environmental conditions and can be difficult to survey. In this study, I used mark-recapture methods to repeatedly survey Anaea aidea (Nymphalidae) caterpillars in nature, then modeled caterpillar demography as a hidden M...

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Main Author: Robert M. McElderry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/8/2/51