We present the Bayesian approach to estimating parameters associated
with animal survival on the basis of data arising from mark recovery and
recapture studies. We provide two examples, beginning with a discussion of
band-return models and examining data gathered from observations of blue winged
teal (Aas discors), ringed as nestlings. We then look at open population
recapture models, focusing on the Cormack- Jolly-Seber model, and examine this
model in the context of a data set on European dippers (Cinclus cinclus). The
Bayesian procedures are shown to be straightforward and provide a convenient
framework for model-averaging, which incorporates the uncertainty due to model
selection into the inference process. Sufficient detail is provided so that
readers who wish to employ the Bayesian approach in this field can do so with
ease. An example of BUGS code is also provided.
Publié le : 2000-11-01
Classification:
band-return,
Bayesian analysis,
BUGS,
capture-recapture,
productmultinomial,
model averaging,
ringrecovery,
Cormack-Jolly-Seber
@article{1009213003,
author = {Brooks, S. P. and Catchpole, E. A. and Morgan, B. J. T.},
title = {Bayesian Animal Survival Estimation},
journal = {Statist. Sci.},
volume = {15},
number = {1},
year = {2000},
pages = { 357-376},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/1009213003}
}
Brooks, S. P.; Catchpole, E. A.; Morgan, B. J. T. Bayesian Animal Survival Estimation. Statist. Sci., Tome 15 (2000) no. 1, pp. 357-376. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1009213003/