A Bayesian approach to combining animal abundance and demographic data
In studies of wild animals, one frequently encounters both count and mark-recapture-recovery data. Here, we consider an integrated Bayesian analysis of ring¿recovery and count data using a state-space model. We then impose a Leslie-matrix-based model on the true population counts describing the natu...
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doaj-1b52c67965f34c72a067c7ad9b9feb2d2020-11-25T02:21:31ZengMuseu de Ciències Naturals de BarcelonaAnimal Biodiversity and Conservation1578-665X2004-06-01271515529A Bayesian approach to combining animal abundance and demographic dataBrooks, S. P.King, R.Morgan, B. J. T.In studies of wild animals, one frequently encounters both count and mark-recapture-recovery data. Here, we consider an integrated Bayesian analysis of ring¿recovery and count data using a state-space model. We then impose a Leslie-matrix-based model on the true population counts describing the natural birth-death and age transition processes. We focus upon the analysis of both count and recovery data collected on British lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) combined with records of the number of frost days each winter. We demonstrate how the combined analysis of these data provides a more robust inferential framework and discuss how the Bayesian approach using MCMC allows us to remove the potentially restrictive normality assumptions commonly assumed for analyses of this sort. It is shown how WinBUGS may be used to perform the Bayesian analysis. WinBUGS code is provided and its performance is critically discussed. http://abc.museucienciesjournals.cat/files/ABC-27-1-pp-515-529.pdfone frequently encounters both count and mark-recapture-recovery data. Herewe consider an integrated Bayesian analysis of ring¿recovery and count data using a state-space model. We then impose a Leslie-matrix-based model on the true population counts describing the natural birth-death and age transition processes. We focus upon the analysis of both count and recovery data collected on British lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) combined with records of the number of frost days each winter. We demonstrate how the combined analysis of these data provides a more robust inferential framework and discuss how the Bayesian approach using MCMC allows us to remove the potentially restrictive normality assumptions commonly assumed for analyses of this sort. It is shown how WinBUGS may be used to perform the Bayesian analysis. WinBUGS code is provided and its performance is critically discussed.Census dataIntegrated analysisKalman filterLogistic regressionRing-recovery dataState-space modelWinBUGS |
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Brooks, S. P. King, R. Morgan, B. J. T. A Bayesian approach to combining animal abundance and demographic data Animal Biodiversity and Conservation one frequently encounters both count and mark-recapture-recovery data. Here we consider an integrated Bayesian analysis of ring¿recovery and count data using a state-space model. We then impose a Leslie-matrix-based model on the true population counts describing the natural birth-death and age transition processes. We focus upon the analysis of both count and recovery data collected on British lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) combined with records of the number of frost days each winter. We demonstrate how the combined analysis of these data provides a more robust inferential framework and discuss how the Bayesian approach using MCMC allows us to remove the potentially restrictive normality assumptions commonly assumed for analyses of this sort. It is shown how WinBUGS may be used to perform the Bayesian analysis. WinBUGS code is provided and its performance is critically discussed. Census data Integrated analysis Kalman filter Logistic regression Ring-recovery data State-space model WinBUGS |
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A Bayesian approach to combining animal abundance and demographic data |
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A Bayesian approach to combining animal abundance and demographic data |
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A Bayesian approach to combining animal abundance and demographic data |
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A Bayesian approach to combining animal abundance and demographic data |
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A Bayesian approach to combining animal abundance and demographic data |
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bayesian approach to combining animal abundance and demographic data |
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Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona |
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Animal Biodiversity and Conservation |
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1578-665X |
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2004-06-01 |
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In studies of wild animals, one frequently encounters both count and mark-recapture-recovery data. Here, we consider an integrated Bayesian analysis of ring¿recovery and count data using a state-space model. We then impose a Leslie-matrix-based model on the true population counts describing the natural birth-death and age transition processes. We focus upon the analysis of both count and recovery data collected on British lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) combined with records of the number of frost days each winter. We demonstrate how the combined analysis of these data provides a more robust inferential framework and discuss how the Bayesian approach using MCMC allows us to remove the potentially restrictive normality assumptions commonly assumed for analyses of this sort. It is shown how WinBUGS may be used to perform the Bayesian analysis. WinBUGS code is provided and its performance is critically discussed. |
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one frequently encounters both count and mark-recapture-recovery data. Here we consider an integrated Bayesian analysis of ring¿recovery and count data using a state-space model. We then impose a Leslie-matrix-based model on the true population counts describing the natural birth-death and age transition processes. We focus upon the analysis of both count and recovery data collected on British lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) combined with records of the number of frost days each winter. We demonstrate how the combined analysis of these data provides a more robust inferential framework and discuss how the Bayesian approach using MCMC allows us to remove the potentially restrictive normality assumptions commonly assumed for analyses of this sort. It is shown how WinBUGS may be used to perform the Bayesian analysis. WinBUGS code is provided and its performance is critically discussed. Census data Integrated analysis Kalman filter Logistic regression Ring-recovery data State-space model WinBUGS |
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