Analysis of Capture-Recapture Data

Download or read book Analysis of Capture-Recapture Data written by Rachel S. McCrea and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important first step in studying the demography of wild animals is to identify the animals uniquely through applying markings, such as rings, tags, and bands. Once the animals are encountered again, researchers can study different forms of capture-recapture data to estimate features, such as the mortality and size of the populations. Capture-rec