Estimation of lifetime reproductive success when reproductive status cannot always be assessed

Rouan Lauriane, Gaillard Jean-Michel, Guédon Yann, Pradel Roger. 2009. Estimation of lifetime reproductive success when reproductive status cannot always be assessed. In : Modeling demographic processes in marked populations. Thomson David L. (ed.), Cooch Evan G. (ed.), Conroy Michael J. (ed.). New York : Springer [Etats-Unis], 867-879. (Environmental and ecological statistics series, 3) ISBN 978-0-387-78150-1

Résumé : The Lifetime Reproductive Success (LRS) of an individual i.e. the number of young raised during its lifespan is an indicator of its contribution to future generations and thus a measure of fitness. Nevertheless, the LRS is hard to estimate because of the difficulty to keep track of the outcome of each breeding attempt (successful or failed and, if successful, number of young raised). We propose two new methods to estimating the LRS that takes into account the uncertainty about the reproductive status when the individuals are not detected or when the reproductive status cannot be assessed. We illustrate these two methods using roe deer reproductive histories and discuss their advantages and disadvantages.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : chevreuil, faune

Classification Agris : L53 - Physiologie animale - Reproduction
L20 - Écologie animale
U10 - Informatique, mathématiques et statistiques

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 1 (2005-2013) - Intensification écologique

Auteurs et affiliations

• Rouan Lauriane, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (FRA)
• Gaillard Jean-Michel
• Guédon Yann, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR DAP (FRA)
• Pradel Roger

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/549014/)

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