SAMPLING PLANS FOR MULE DEER SEX AND AGE RATIOS

被引:33
作者
BOWDEN, DC
ANDERSON, AE
MEDIN, DE
机构
[1] COLORADO STATE UNIV, DEPT STAT, FT COLLINS, CO 80523 USA
[2] COLORADO DIV WILDLIFE, WILDLIFE RES CTR, FT COLLINS, CO 80526 USA
[3] USDA, FOREST SERV, INT MT FOREST & RANGE EXPT STN, PROVO, UT 84601 USA
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10.2307/3801182
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Validity of models for sample observations from each of 2 sampling plans for estimating fawn:doe and buck:doe ratios of Rocky Mountain mule deer (O. hemionus hemionus) are examined. Standard-error formulas useful for bionomial random variables can give misleading results when applied to fawn:doe ratios. Standard-ratio estimators with route and quadrat sampling plans yielded nearly identical estimates of buck:doe and fawn:doe ratios. For equivalent levels of precision, route counts were more efficient.
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