ISSN:
1432-1939
Keywords:
Multiple decrement life table
;
Risk analysis
;
Demography
;
Cause of death
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary The multiple decrement life table is used widely in the human actuarial literature and provides statistical expressions for mortality in three different forms: i) the life table from all causes-of-death combined; ii) the life table disaggregated into selected cause-of-death categories; and iii) the life table with particular causes and combinations of causes eliminated. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the multiple decrement life table to the ecological literature by applying the methods to published death-by-cause information on Rhagoletis pomonella. Interrelations between the current approach and conventional tools used in basic and applied ecology are discussed including the conventional life table, Key Factor Analysis and Abbott's Correction used in toxicological bioassay.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00377208
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