New Method Provides Reliable Estimates for Bearded Seals
November 12, 2024
November 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
Scientists are using samples from subsistence-harvested bearded seals to establish kin relationships (parent-offspring, siblings) and to produce population estimates. In its first application in Alaska, researchers are using close-kin mark-recapture methods to estimate the size of the bearded seal population.
Close-kin mark recapture methods were developed by Commonwea . . .
Scientists are using samples from subsistence-harvested bearded seals to establish kin relationships (parent-offspring, siblings) and to produce population estimates. In its first application in Alaska, researchers are using close-kin mark-recapture methods to estimate the size of the bearded seal population.
Close-kin mark recapture methods were developed by Commonwea . . .