Estimating population size when individuals are asynchronous: a model illustrated with northern elephant seal breeding colonies
R. Condit, S. G. Allen, D. P. Costa, S. Codde, P. D. Goley, B. J. Le Boeuf, M. S. Lowry, P. Morris
The paper develops a method to estimate population size in asynchronous species using single-site counts and applies it to northern elephant seals, showing consistent correction factors for population estimation.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2020Ecology