Quantifying patterns of nest survival is a first step toward understanding why birds decide when and where to breed. Most studies of nest survival have relied on generalized linear models (GLM) to explore these patterns. However, GLMs require assumptions about the models\u27 structure that might preclude finding nonlinear patterns in survival data. Generalized additive models (GAM) provide a flexible alternative to GLMs for estimating linear and nonlinear patterns in data. Here we present a comparison of GLMs and GAMs for explaining variation in nest-survival data. We used two different model-selection criteria, the Bayes (BIC) and Akaike (AIC) information criteria, to select among simple and complex models. Our study was focused on the ana...
We used four reasonably large samples (83-213) of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and Blue-winged Teal ...
The use of artificial nests to study the predation of avian nests has faced disregard by ecologists ...
<p>Pairwise interactions of these variables were also included (*). The null model included only a c...
Quantifying patterns of nest survival is a first step toward understanding why birds decide when and...
Quantifying patterns of nest survival is a first step toward understanding why birds decide when and...
Understanding the factors infl uencing nesting success is a primary goal of many studies. To do this...
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Nest survival rate is a criti...
Separate artificial neural network (ANN) models were developed from data in two geographical regions...
In this thesis, I first present the grassland birds data from Wells(2007) which is used by several d...
Current statistical methods for estimating nest survival rates assume that nests are identical in th...
survival is a key vital rate in the population dynamics of many birds. Accordingly, estimation of ne...
Survival and reproduction directly affect population growth rate (A.), making A. a fundamental param...
Nest survival is a key step in the reproductive biology of birds and is essential for understanding ...
Hatching patterns may be adaptations to optimize reproductive success in suboptimal breeding conditi...
Measuring seasonal productivity is difficult in multi-brooded species without labour-intensive ringi...
We used four reasonably large samples (83-213) of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and Blue-winged Teal ...
The use of artificial nests to study the predation of avian nests has faced disregard by ecologists ...
<p>Pairwise interactions of these variables were also included (*). The null model included only a c...
Quantifying patterns of nest survival is a first step toward understanding why birds decide when and...
Quantifying patterns of nest survival is a first step toward understanding why birds decide when and...
Understanding the factors infl uencing nesting success is a primary goal of many studies. To do this...
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Nest survival rate is a criti...
Separate artificial neural network (ANN) models were developed from data in two geographical regions...
In this thesis, I first present the grassland birds data from Wells(2007) which is used by several d...
Current statistical methods for estimating nest survival rates assume that nests are identical in th...
survival is a key vital rate in the population dynamics of many birds. Accordingly, estimation of ne...
Survival and reproduction directly affect population growth rate (A.), making A. a fundamental param...
Nest survival is a key step in the reproductive biology of birds and is essential for understanding ...
Hatching patterns may be adaptations to optimize reproductive success in suboptimal breeding conditi...
Measuring seasonal productivity is difficult in multi-brooded species without labour-intensive ringi...
We used four reasonably large samples (83-213) of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and Blue-winged Teal ...
The use of artificial nests to study the predation of avian nests has faced disregard by ecologists ...
<p>Pairwise interactions of these variables were also included (*). The null model included only a c...