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Predict adjusted recruitment by year using DeCesare et al. (2012) methods. If year is FALSE, predictions are made for a 'typical' year. See bb_predict_calf_cow_ratio() for unadjusted recruitment.

Usage

bb_predict_recruitment_samples(
  recruitment,
  year = TRUE,
  sex_ratio = deprecated()
)

Arguments

recruitment

An object of class 'bboufit_recruitment' (output of bb_fit_recruitment())

year

A flag indicating whether to predict by year.

sex_ratio

A number between 0 and 1 of the proportion of females at birth. Deprecated for bb_fit_recruitment(sex_ratio). [Deprecated]

Value

A list with elements:

  • samples: An mcmcarray with the MCMC samples.

  • data: A data.frame containing the associated prediction data.

References

DeCesare, Nicholas J., Mark Hebblewhite, Mark Bradley, Kirby G. Smith, David Hervieux, and Lalenia Neufeld. 2012 “Estimating Ungulate Recruitment and Growth Rates Using Age Ratios.” The Journal of Wildlife Management 76 (1): 144–53 https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.244.