Robustness of close‐kin mark–recapture estimators to dispersal limitation and spatially varying sampling probabilities [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Close‐kin mark–recapture (CKMR) is a method for estimating abundance and vital rates from kinship relationships observed in genetic samples. CKMR inference only requires animals to be sampled once (e.g., lethally), potentially widening the scope of ...
Paul B. Conn +3 more
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Combining individual and close-kin mark-recapture to design an effective wildlife population survey. [PDF]
EcologyAbstract Close‐kin mark–recapture (CKMR) is a promising approach for assessing population size of species that have been difficult to survey using more traditional methods. Here, we combine individual and close‐kin mark–recapture in a single modeling framework (ICKMR) and provide an example of study design using this approach for Pacific walrus ...
Jacobson EK +5 more
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Assessing the suitability of a one‐time sampling event for close‐kin mark‐recapture: A caribou case study [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAbundance estimation is frequently an objective of conservation and monitoring initiatives for threatened and other managed populations. While abundance estimation via capture–mark–recapture or spatially explicit capture–recapture is now common, such ...
Brandon D. Merriell +2 more
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A review of genomics methods and bioinformatics tools for the analysis of close-kin mark-recapture
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Stock assessments serve to monitor the condition of fish stocks and exploit them sustainably but require accurate data such as growth and mortality rates as input parameters.
Fran Saborido-Rey
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Collapsible Kernel Machine Regression for Exposomic Analyses. [PDF]
Stat MedABSTRACT An important goal of environmental epidemiology is to quantify the complex health effects posed by a wide array of environmental exposures. In studies of a small number of exposures, flexible models like Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) are appealing because they allow for non‐linear and non‐additive associations among exposures ...
McGee G, Coull BA, Wilson A.
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A review of an emerging tool to estimate population parameters: the close-kin mark-recapture method
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Knowing the number of individuals in a population is fundamental for the sustainable management of exploited marine resources but estimating this parameter is often extremely challenging, especially in large, highly mobile and dispersed populations ...
Fran Saborido-Rey
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Estimating Demographic Parameters for Bearded Seals, Erignathus barbatus, in Alaska Using Close‐Kin Mark‐Recapture Methods [PDF]
Evolutionary ApplicationsReliable estimates of population abundance and demographics are essential for managing harvested species. Ice‐associated phocids, “ice seals,” are a vital resource for subsistence‐dependent coastal Native communities in western and northern Alaska, USA ...
Brian D. Taras +7 more
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The Genomics Revolution in Nonmodel Species: Predictions vs. Reality for Salmonids. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT The increasing feasibility of whole‐genome sequencing has been highly anticipated, promising to transform our understanding of the biology of nonmodel species. Notably, dramatic cost reductions beginning around 2007 with the advent of high‐throughput sequencing inspired publications heralding the ‘genomics revolution’, with predictions about ...
May SA +6 more
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Age is not just a number: How incorrect ageing impacts close‐kin mark‐recapture estimates of population size [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionPopulation size is a key parameter for the conservation of animal species. Close‐kin mark‐recapture (CKMR) relies on the observed frequency and type of kinship among individuals sampled from the population to estimate population size.
Felix T. Petersma +4 more
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Must epidemiologically impactful vector control interventions disrupt mosquito population structure? A case study of a cluster-randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Evol ApplABSTRACT Large epidemiological impacts resulting from disease vector control interventions are typically associated with significant disruption of vector populations. While vector density is a frequently measured response, impacts on demography and connectivity are suspected but rarely quantified.
Dennis TPW +10 more
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