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Estimation of the size of a closed population when capture probabilities vary among animals
Abstract
A model which allows capture probabilities to vary by individuals is introduced for multiple recapture studies n closed populations. The set of individual capture probabilities is modelled as a random sample from an arbitrary probability distribution over the unit interval. We show that the capture frequencies are a sufficient statistic. A nonparametric estimator of population size is developed based on the generalized jackknife; this estimator is found to be a linear combination of the capture frequencies. Finally, tests of underlying assumptions are presented.
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Metadata
- Authors
- BURNHAM, K. P., & OVERTON, W. S.
- Venue
- Biometrika
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1978
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 625-633
- ISSN
- 0006-3444 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-3510
- OpenAlex
- W2032421424
- Cited by
- 818
- References
- 9
- FWCI
- 0.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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