Models for Population Growth Curves

Table 6

Comparison of Morris and Doak estimates with exponential models.

Species	Morris and Doak		Nonlinear LS		Log transform
	𝑟	CV	𝑟	CV	𝑟	CV
Grizzlies [11]	0.055	1.440	0.054	0.137	0.056	0.126
Bison [2]	0.203	0.08	0.188	0.037	0.201	0.03
Muskox [12]	0.145	0.104	0.169	0.022	0.146	0.027
Calif. Sea otters D. Siniff, pers. comm.	0.047	0.422	0.055	0.073	0.052	0.076
Gray seals [1]	0.066	0.256	0.068	0.054	0.069	0.041
Albatross [13]	−0.007	3.260	−0.008	0.290	−0.008	0.302
Sparrow [14]	−0.061	0.477	−0.055	0.094	−0.052	0.088
Red kite [8]	0.058	0.320	0.058	0.035	0.059	0.034
YNP Bison [15]	0.163	0.112	0.141	0.024	0.156	0.028
Seneca deer [4]	0.391	0.080	0.386	0.068	0.411	0.003
Medians	0.058	0.256	0.058	0.054	0.059	0.034