Estimating Nest Detection Probabilities for White-Winged Dove Nest Transects in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Nest transects in nesting colonies provide one source of information on White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica asiatica ) population status and reproduction. Historically, population estimates have been based on the actual nest counts on transects and thus have required the assumption that all nests ly...

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Published in:The Auk 1986-10, Vol.103 (4), p.825-828
Main Authors: Nichols, James D., Tomlinson, Roy E., Waggerman, Gary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal nesting
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Bird nesting
Datasets
Demecology
Density estimation
Estimators
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Information search
Population estimates
Short Communications
Vegetation
Wildlife management
Wildlife population estimation
Zenaida asiatica
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Summary:Nest transects in nesting colonies provide one source of information on White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica asiatica ) population status and reproduction. Historically, population estimates have been based on the actual nest counts on transects and thus have required the assumption that all nests lying within transect boundaries are detected (seen) with a probability of one. The authors' objectives were to test the hypothesis that nest detection probability is one and, if rejected, to estimate this probability. Fieldwork was conducted during June 1985 at two whitewing nesting colonies in Tamaulipas, Mexico
ISSN:0004-8038
1938-4254