Statistics: Recent submissions
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Models of random wildlife movement with an application to distance sampling
(2007) - ThesisIn this paper we present three models of random wildlife movement: a one dimensional model of wildlife-observer encounters on roads, an analogous two dimensional model, and an further two-dimensional model that borrows ... -
Designing a shipboard line transect survey to estimate cetacean abundance off the Azores Archipelago, Portugal
(2008) - ThesisManagement schemes dedicated to the conservation of wildlife populations rely on the effective monitoring of population size, and this requires the accurate and precise estimation of abundance. The accuracy and precision ... -
Behavioural changes of a long-ranging diver in response to oceanographic conditions
(2007) - ThesisThe development of an animal-borne instrument that can record oceanographic measurements (CTD-SRDL) has enabled the collection of oceanographic data at a scale relevant to the counterpart behavioural data, both in time and ... -
Using generalized estimating equations with regression splines to improve analysis of butterfly transect data
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06) - ThesisSurveying animal populations is an important aspect of wildlife management. Distinguishing trend from random fluctuations and quantifying trend are key goals in any analysis. The aim of this thesis is to review analyses ... -
Incorporating measurement error and density gradients in distance sampling surveys
(University of St Andrews, 2007-11) - ThesisDistance sampling is one of the most commonly used methods for estimating density and abundance. Conventional methods are based on the distances of detected animals from the center of point transects or the center line ...