Estimation of Probability Distributions for Individual Parameters Using Aggregate Population Observations
Abstract
In this paper we discuss a general methodology for estimating the distribution of individual growth rates in a size-structured population using aggregate population data. The method, for which rigorous theoretical formulations have been developed, is presented in the context of an inverse problem methodology and its use in illustrated with application to mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, population in rice fields
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 26, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA446569
Entities
People
- B. G. Fitzpatrick
- H. Thomas Banks
- Laura K. Potter
- Yue Zhang
Organizations
- North Carolina State University