Assessing bias in demographic estimates from joint live and dead encounter models

Joint encounter (JE) models estimate demographic rates using live recapture and dead recovery data. The extent to which limited recapture or recovery data can hinder estimation in JE models is not completely understood. Yet limited data are common in ecological research. We designed a series of simu...

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Main Authors: Mitch D. Weegman, Scott Wilson, Ray T. Alisauskas, Dana K. Kellett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9382.pdf