Research Article
Models for Population Growth Curves
Table 6
Comparison of Morris and Doak estimates with exponential models.
| Species | Morris and Doak | Nonlinear LS | Log transform | | CV | | CV | | 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 |
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