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Mark-recapture analysis of natural populations

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Goodness-<strong>of</strong>-fit tests (GOF tests)<br />

CJS model assumptions<br />

(1) Every animal <strong>of</strong> the same group present at time t has the<br />

same probability <strong>of</strong> being captured at time t<br />

(2) All animals marked at time t and present in the population<br />

have the same probability <strong>of</strong> surviving until time t+1<br />

(3) <strong>Mark</strong>s are not lost, missed …<br />

(4) Sampling is instantaneous compared to time intervals

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