Research Article

A Demo-Genetic Analysis of a Small Reintroduced Carnivore Population: The Otter (Lutra lutra) in The Netherlands

Table 2

parameter value estimates after averaging of the two best fitting models from Table 1.

ParameterEstimateStandard error

Survival rate
𝑆 males juveniles0.8440.079
𝑆 males adults0.4600.082
𝑆 females juveniles ( 𝑠 𝑗 )0.9460.061
𝑆 females adults ( 𝑠 𝑎 )0.7860.054

Recapture probability
𝑝 juveniles0.3300.074
𝑝 adults0.6320.039

Recovery probability
𝑟 males0.6200.090
𝑟 females0.5640.110