Bayesian analysis of Jolly-Seber type models: Incorporating heterogeneity in arrival and departure

We propose the use of finite mixtures of continuous distributions in modelling the process by which new individuals, that arrive in groups, become part of a wildlife population. We demonstrate this approach using a data set of migrating semipalmated sandpipers (Calidris pussila) for which we extend...

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Main Authors: Matechou, E, Nicholls, G, Morgan, B, Collazo, J, Lyons, J
Format: Journal article
Published: Springer Verlag 2016