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. 1973 Mar;12(1):35-54.
doi: 10.1007/BF00345469.

An examination of some statistical tests used in the analysis of mark-recapture data

D A Roff  1   2
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An examination of some statistical tests used in the analysis of mark-recapture data

D A Roff. Oecologia. 1973 Mar.

Abstract

Some statistical tests used in mark-recapture analysis are examined. It is shown that the tests presently available are insensitive and are not adequate under certain conditions. The most important of these is that a population stratified with respect to probability of capture may not, by present tests, be distinguished from a homogenous population.

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