Appendix B. A description of mark–recapture models useful for avian survival estimation citing case studies.

A description of mark–recapture models useful for avian survival estimation citing case studies

Appendix A. The derivation of age ratio estimator bias under aging error.

The derivation of age ratio estimator bias under aging error

Nest success rates (%) for Gunnison Sage-Grouse.

<p>Nest success estimates by year (2005–2010) and population (Gunnison Basin and San Miguel) for Gunnison Sage-Grouse in Colorado, USA, with 95% confidence intervals. The estimates are based on model averaging and sample sizes are by year.</p

Daily nest survival rates (%) for Gunnison Sage-Grouse by incubation initiation (start week) for two populations in southwest Colorado, USA from 2005–2010.

<p>Estimates are from the model that includes year, start week, and nest age. 95% confidence intervals are shown as dashed lines and sample size by start week are shown on the x-axis.</p

Average vegetation measurements (with standard errors) for nests in the Gunnison Basin population (n = 177) and the San Miguel population (n = 20) of Gunnison Sage-Grouse in Colorado, USA.

<p>Data are separated by nests that succeeded (i.e., eggs hatched) and nests that failed from 2005–2010.</p

Relative variable importance (cumulative Akaike Information Criterion (AIC_c) weights—<i>w</i>_i) for Gunnison Sage-Grouse nest success analysis for two populations in southwest Colorado, USA from 2005–2010.

<p>^a Start week = within-year incubation initiation timing</p><p>Relative variable importance (cumulative Akaike Information Criterion (AIC_c) weights—<i>w</i>_i) for Gunnison Sage-Grouse nest success analysis for two populations in southwest Colorado, USA from 2005–2010.</p

Gunnison Sage-Grouse nest success models from 2005–2010 in two populations in Colorado, USA.

<p>^a<i>w</i>_i are Akaike weights</p><p>^b K represents the number of parameters in each model</p><p>^c Start week = within-year incubation initiation timing</p><p>The top 10 models are shown as well as the null model for comparison (see Davis 2012 for the full model set). The Akaike’s Information Criterion (AIC_c) for the top model was 925.622.</p

The distribution of seven isolated populations of Gunnison Sage-Grouse in Colorado, USA.

<p>The two study populations (Gunnison Basin and San Miguel) are shaded black. County boundaries are provided for reference.</p

Appendix A. Multisite CMR recruitment model with a nonobservable state: matrix description.

Multisite CMR recruitment model with a nonobservable state: matrix description

Appendix C. Sensitivity of the results of the integrated model to changes in the prior distribution of the survey error parameter.

Sensitivity of the results of the integrated model to changes in the prior distribution of the survey error parameter