When should Mayfield model data be discarded?(Short Communications): An article from: Wilson Bulletin

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From the author: Much confusion exists over the proper way to handle nest-fate data collected after the fledge date when using the Mayfield method. I provide a simple numerical example showing how use of these data can bias estimates of daily survival probability, and present a likelihood function demonstrating that nest-fate data collected after the fledge date do not contribute any information for parameter estimation, except in a seldom-realized special case. Consequently, it is recommended that under the Mayfield model, nest-fate data collected alter the fledge date be discarded. Received 16 April 2004, accepted 31 July 2004.

Citation Details
Title: When should Mayfield model data be discarded?(Short Communications)
Author: Thomas R. Stanley
Publication:Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2004
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 116 Issue: 3 Page: 267(3)

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