Title of article
Inferring extinction from a sighting record
Author/Authors
Solow، نويسنده , , Andrew R.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages
9
From page
47
To page
55
Abstract
The extinctions of plant and animal species are almost never observed directly, but must be inferred from sighting records. This paper reviews some methods for statistical inference about the extinction of a single species based on a record of its sightings.
Keywords
Truncated distribution , Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis) , Poisson process , Extreme value statistics
Journal title
Mathematical Biosciences
Serial Year
2005
Journal title
Mathematical Biosciences
Record number
1588856
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