Random effects models and multistage estimation procedures for statistical population reconstruction of small game populations.

Recently, statistical population models using age-at-harvest data have seen increasing use for monitoring of harvested wildlife populations. Even more recently, detailed evaluation of model performance for long-lived, large game animals indicated that the use of random effects to incorporate unmeasu...

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Main Authors: Christopher M Gast, John R Skalski, Jason L Isabelle, Michael V Clawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3670864?pdf=render