Efficient MCMC implementation of multi-state mark-recapture models

• Main Authors: Ford, Jessica H, Patterson, Toby A, Bravington, Mark V
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2015
• Subjects: Applications stat.AP; FOS Computer and information sciences; Hastings; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1511.07102; https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.07102

Inherent differences in behaviour of individual animal movement can introduce bias into estimates of population parameters derived from mark-recapture data. Additionally, quantifying individual heterogeneity is of considerable interest in it's own right as numerous studies have shown how hetero...