The minimum capture proportion for reliable estimation in capture-recapture models.
We derive estimates of the minimum capture proportion required to obtain a reliable estimate of the population size for several continuous and discrete-time capture-recapture models. The models considered are M(0), M(t), M(b), M(h), M(ht), and M(tb) in the notation of Otis et al., (1978, Wildlife Monograph62, 1-135). Numerical results with simulation studies are given, and two real examples for the model M(h) are also considered. Potential applications of these results are suggested.
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Liqun
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Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Watson
Ray
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Yip
Paul S F
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D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008954:Models, Biological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011156:Population Density; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018401:Sample Size; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity