Table of Contents 



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Executive Summary 



Introduction 1 



Methods 



Study Area 2 



Survey Schedule 4 



Field Techniques and Logistics 4 



Photo-Identification Catalog 5 



Analysis of Photographs 6 



Data Processing 8 

 Estimation Procedures 



Abundance 8 



Interannual Trends and Power Analyses 10 



Natality 12 



Mortality 12 



Immigration, Emigration, Residency, Transience 12 

 Results 



Survey Effort 13 



Photo-ID Catalog Development 14 



Abundance Estimates and Trends 15 



Power Analysis 15 



Natality 16 



Mortality 16 



Immigration, Emigration, Residency, and Transience 16 

 Discussion 



Photo-Identification Catalog 19 



Abundance Estimates and Trends 19 



Natality 24 



Mortality 25 



Immigration, Emigration, Residency, Transience 25 



Summary of Population Parameters 26 



Comparison of Abundance Estimation Methods 27 



Power Analyses 28 



Survey Design 28 



Recommendations 29 



Acknowledgments 30 



Literature Cited 31 



List of Tables 34 



List of Figures 35 



List of Appendices 36 



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