Making survival spatial: merging mark-recapture and territory occupancy data to estimate one of ecology’s most elusive patterns

Post provided by Jaume A. Badia-Boher In 1997, a pair of peregrine falcons settled on a cliff in Hungary. It was the first breeding pair in the country since the species disappeared during the pesticide crisis, in the 1960s. Since then, researchers, rangers, and volunteers of MME-BirdLife Hungary’s peregrine conservation group have checked nearly every breeding site, every season, and ringed chicks whenever they could. … Continue reading Making survival spatial: merging mark-recapture and territory occupancy data to estimate one of ecology’s most elusive patterns

BaSTA

Our latest video is a must-see for all researchers interested in aging: Fernando Colchero, Owen Jones and Maren Rebke, Max Plank Institute for Demographic Research, present BaSTA – Bayesian Survival Trajectory Analysis. The authors have put together this beautiful video exploring research on ageing and and how to deal with incomplete data. Starring Tim Coulson, Imperial College, Fernando Colchero, Owen Jones, Maren Rebke and James Vaupel, … Continue reading BaSTA