Fitting both moult counts and tagging data to a population model for Robben Island penguins
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2009
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A population model for penguins at Robben Island is fit to both moult count and tagresighting data. The fit is reasonable and provides an estimate of the over-dispersion of the resighting data. This is important for generating resightings in planned simulations for analysing the power of a future tagging programme to detect a change in mortality rate linked to the presence or absence of pelagic fish in the vicinity of Robben Island.
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Robinson, W., & Butterworth, D. S. (2009). Fitting both moult counts and tagging data to a population model for Robben Island penguins.