RUWPA is a contract-funded research group specializing in the
development of new statistical methods and innovative applications of existing
methods. We have expertise and experience in most aspects of wildlife
assessment and survey design. Ongoing research is being conducted in the
following topics:
- Distance sampling methods
- Mark-recapture methods
- Spatial and spatio-temporal modelling
- Generalized Additive Models for wildlife population assessment
- Markov Chain Monte-Carlo methods for wildlife population assessment
- Automated survey design
- Integrating sample data and population dynamics models
- Stage-structured population modelling
- Model Selection
- Adaptive sampling
- Database and Distance sampling estimation software development
- Trend analysis
Would you like expert help on your project? We will be happy to provide costs
for consultancy, survey design and/or data analysis. For more information, please contact the head of RUWPA, Dr Eric Rexstad.
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RUWPA is located in the Observatory on Buchanan Gardens, on the right (south) side of the road when entering St Andrews from Cupar, Leuchars, or Dundee.
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