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Data are simulated with bbousims package. This is a stable population spanning 20 years with annual variation on female adult survival and female calf survival. Coverage is low, with 20% of groups observed and 10 collars. This dataset follows the methodology described in DeCesare et al. (2012) for estimating population growth rates using calf/cow age ratios.

Usage

bbourecruit_sim1

Format

A tibble with columns:

PopulationName

Name of the population

Year

The year the observation occurred

Month

The month the observation occurred

Day

The day the observation occurred

Cows

The number of cows counted in the group

Bulls

The number of bulls counted in the group

UnknownAdults

The number of adults which could not be sexed in the group

Yearlings

The number of yearlings counted in the group

Calves

The number of calves counted in the group

References

DeCesare, N.J., Hebblewhite, M., Bradley, M., Smith, K.G., Hervieux, D., & Neufeld, L. (2012). Estimating ungulate recruitment and growth rates using age ratios. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 76(1), 144-153. doi:10.1002/jwmg.244