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This note describes a test for extinction in a declining population based on a record of sightings. The test assumes that, prior to extinction, the sightings follow a Poisson process with decreasing rate function. An application to a sighting record of the black-footed ferret is presented.
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Solow, A.R. Inferring extinction in a declining population. J. Math. Biol. 32, 79–82 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00160376
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00160376