The Hawaiian monk seal : abundance, estimation, patterns in survival, and habitat issues

This thesis addresses Hawaiian monk seal abundance estimation, patterns in survival, and habitat issues.  Closed capture-recapture abundance estimation methods were found typically to yield negatively-biased estimates, suggesting the influence of individual capture heterogeneity. Through analysis of...

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Main Author: Baker, Jason Daniel
Published: University of Aberdeen 2006
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.440070