Inferring extinction in North American and Hawaiian birds in the presence of sighting uncertainty

For most species the timing of extinction events is uncertain, occurring sometime after the last sighting. However, the sightings themselves may also be uncertain. Recently a number of methods have been developed that incorporate sighting uncertainty in the inference of extinction based on a series...

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Main Authors: David L. Roberts, Ivan Jarić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2426.pdf