Wildlife demography : analysis of sex, age, and count data / John R. Skalski and Kristen E. Ryding, Joshua J. Millspaugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skalski, J. R.

Contributor:

Ryding, Kristen E. (Kristen Elaine)

Millspaugh, Joshua J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal populations--Estimates--Statistical methods.

Animal populations.

Animals--Counting--Statistical methods.

Animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (655 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Analysis of sex, age, and count data

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wildlife Demography compiles the multitude of available estimation techniques based on sex and age data, and presents these varying techniques in one organized, unified volume. Designed to guide researchers to the most appropriate estimator based upon their particular data set and the desired level of study precision, this book provides quantitative consideration, statistical models, estimator variance, assumptions and examples of use.The authors focus on estimation techniques using sex and age ratios because this data is relatively easy to collect and commonly used by wildlife

Contents:

Introduction

Primer on wildlife population dynamics

Estimating population sex ratios

Estimating productivity

Estimating survival

Estimating harvest and harvest mortality

Estimating the rate of population change

Analysis of population indices

Estimating population abundance

Integration of analytical techniques

Appendix A. Statistical concepts and theory

Appendix B. Glossary of symbols

Appendix C. Program USER

Appendix D. Mathematica code for calculating the variance of the finite rate of populations change, var([circumflex over lambda]), from a matrix population model.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [599]-627) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-62850-2

9786610628506

0-08-045512-3

OCLC:

469386075