Estimates of population change in selected species of tropical birds using mark-recapture data
Program for the One Hundred and Eighteenth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union in conjunction with the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, Societe des Ornithologistes du Canada and the British Ornithologists' Union, August 14-19, 2000. OCLC: 45282415
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Abstract
The population biology of tropical birds is known for a only small sample of species; especially in the Neotropics. Robust estimates of parameters such as survival rate and finite rate of population change (A) are crucial for conservation purposes and useful for studies of avian life histories. We used methods developed by Pradel (1996, Biometrics 52:703-709) to estimate A for 10 species of tropical forest lowland birds using data from a long-term (> 20 yr) banding study in Panama. These species constitute a ecologically and phylogenetically diverse sample. We present these estimates and explore if they are consistent with what we know from selected studies of banded birds and from 5 yr of estimating nesting success (i.e., an important component of A). A major goal of these analyses is to assess if the mark-recapture methods generate reliable and reasonably precise estimates of population change than traditional methods that require more sampling effort.
Suggested Citation
Brawn, J., Nichols, J., Hines, J., Nesbitt, J., 2000, Estimates of population change in selected species of tropical birds using mark-recapture data, chap. of Living on the Edge -- Birds 2000: Abstracts, p. 58-59.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Estimates of population change in selected species of tropical birds using mark-recapture data |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Publisher location | St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 154 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Living on the Edge -- Birds 2000: Abstracts |
| First page | 58 |
| Last page | 59 |