Table 3. Summary of sample sizes of events (n) and transition probabilities (p) from multi-state model reproductive analysis of grizzly bears in Alberta, Canada.
Current | Transfer to: | |||||||||
No cubs | Cubs | Yearlings | Two year olds | Dead | ||||||
n | p | n | p | n | P | n | p | n | p | |
Dead state | ||||||||||
No cubs | 29 | 0.533 | 28 | 0.425 | 3 | 0.042 | ||||
Cubs | 1 | 0.044 | 2 | 0.089 | 17 | 0.795 | 2 | 0.073 | ||
Yearlings | 3 | 0.285 | 2 | 0.018 | 7 | 0.529 | 2 | 0.168 | ||
Two year olds | 7 | 0.607 | 3 | 0.364 | 0.029 | |||||
No dead state | ||||||||||
No cubs | 29 | 0.579 | 28 | 0.421 | ||||||
Cubs | 1 | 0.090 | 2 | 0.118 | 17 | 0.802 | ||||
Yearlings | 3 | 0.283 | 2 | 0.068 | 7 | 0.649 | ||||
Two year olds | 7 | 0.794 | 3 | 0.206 |
Estimates were from a constant parameter multi-state model with and without a dead state.