International Scholarly Research Notices / 2012 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Models for Population Growth Curves Table 3 Contrasts between the Sibly model (
3 ) and the corresponding difference equation (
2 ). Due to structural differences in the models, coefficients of variation are used for contrasts. An asterisk (*) indicates cases where counts reached or closely approximated an asymptotic value (
đŸ
).
Source Difference equation CV (K) Sibly model CV (K) Generalized logistic Red deer 6585* 166 0.020 167 0.028 168 Gray fox 319* 10520 0.052 10760 0.574 10600 Gray fox 342* 15590 0.003 15060 0.139 15290 Coyote 263* 19340 0.063 19120 0.173 19110 Gray seals* [1 ] 2044 0.155 2016 0.167 2013 Bison [2 ] 2120 1.314 no fit 1356 Macaque 6068* 24 0.026 24 0.054 24 Beaver 151* 156400 0.055 158500 0.057 164.500 Beaver 156* 422700 0.069 429300 0.083 421200 Elephant seals [3 ] 1752 0.072 no fit 1862 Seneca deer [4 ] 4134 0.396 2672 0.343 4425 Badger 78 2550 0.162 no fit 3009 Gentoo penguins (Fraser pers comm.) 949 0.534 no fit 1027 Polar bear 143 738 0.097 no fit 700 Coyote 247* 3273 0.046 3310 0.103 3231 Gray fox 328 9200 0.296 no fit 9723 Marten 9695 98330 0.062 no fit 104000 Squirrel 9699*
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0.217 22790 Camargue horses* [5 ] 75 0.031 77 0.074 78 Argentine horses* [6 ] 209 0.051 209 0.069 213 Przewalskiâs horses* [5 , 7 ] 44 0.093 43 0.131 44 Red kite [8 ] 139 7.45 no fit 182
