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Abstract
Nest transects in nesting colonies provide one source of information on White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica asiatica) population status and reproduction. Nests are counted along transects using standardized field methods each year in Texas and northeastern Mexico by personnel associated with Mexico's Office of Flora and Fauna, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Nest counts on transects are combined with information on the size of nesting colonies to estimate total numbers of nests in sampled colonies. Historically, these 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. Our objectives were to test the hypothesis that nest detection probability is one and, if rejected, to estimate this probability.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Estimating nest detection probabilities for white-winged dove nest transects in Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Series title | The Auk |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Ornithological Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 825 |
| Last page | 828 |
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