A novel method for quantifying overdispersion in count data and its application to farmland birds

Author(s): Mcmahon, B.J., Purvis, G., Sheridan, H., Siriwardena, G.M. & Parnell, A.C.

Published: December 2016

Journal: Ibis

Digital Identifier No. (DOI): 10.1111/ibi.12450

Staff Author(s)

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