| Abstract: | We delineate bird populations using cluster analysis to group ringing sites based on pairwise comparisons of recoveries. Clustering provides a quantitative (but non-unique) grouping that can be used to examine the relationships of bird distributions at both local and regional geographic scales. Clustering is based on similarity matrices composed of pairwise comparisons of recovery distributions from ringing sites. We demonstrate the method using mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ring recoveries to group ringing sites in south-central Canada, and discuss the possibilities for these analyses for non-hunted species with few recoveries. |
| Genre: | Book chapter |
| ProdID: | 5210732 |
| Citation Author: | Pendleton, G.W.; Sauer, J.R. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Editor: | North, P.M.; Nichols, J.D. (editors) |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Statistics and Ornithology. Proceedings of the 4th EURING Technical Meeting, 19-24 September, 1994. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 553-1081 |
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| Citation Public Comments: | OCLC 34316323; ‘Full title‘: State-of-the-art data analysis for studies of marked birds. |
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| Citation Series: | Journal of Applied Statistics |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Delineating bird populations using ring recoveries; 1995; Book chapter; Statistics and Ornithology. Proceedings of the 4th EURING Technical Meeting, 19-24 September, 1994. ; Pendleton, G.W.; Sauer, J.R. |
| Citation Start Page: | 1049 |
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| Citation Year: | 1995 |
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| Text: | Delineating bird populations using ring recoveries; 1995; Book chapter; Statistics and Ornithology. Proceedings of the 4th EURING Technical Meeting, 19-24 September, 1994. ; Pendleton, G.W.; Sauer, J.R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:23 -0500 |
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