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This is an email list for discussion of hierarchical modeling in ecology and especially related to the book by Royle and Dorazio (2008), Kery and Schaub (2012) and forthcoming.

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Matthijs Hollanders

4:02 AM

occARU: Bayesian (multispecies) occupancy models for ARUs

Good day, I'm excited to announce the release of my first R package, occARU, which fits (

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occARU: Bayesian (multispecies) occupancy models for ARUs

Good day, I'm excited to announce the release of my first R package, occARU, which fits (

4:02 AM

Apr 10

Ecological Data Science Role

Hi y'all, I am shamelessly using this list for advertising an industry role. I'm hiring a

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Ecological Data Science Role

Hi y'all, I am shamelessly using this list for advertising an industry role. I'm hiring a

Apr 10

Ella Bradford, Jose Jimenez Garcia-Herrera4

Apr 9

gSMR spatial points conundrum

Dear Ella, If the study area can be divided into pixels that are small relative to the movement scale

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gSMR spatial points conundrum

Dear Ella, If the study area can be divided into pixels that are small relative to the movement scale

Apr 9

Apr 2

Ph.D. Position: Avian movement modeling using Motus data

Hi folks, Please see the attached advertisement for a PhD position at Auburn University, starting

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Ph.D. Position: Avian movement modeling using Motus data

Hi folks, Please see the attached advertisement for a PhD position at Auburn University, starting

Apr 2

Matthijs Hollanders

Apr 2

Bayesian capture-recapture in Stan

Good day everyone, I've just submitted a pre-print, "Efficient Bayesian implementations of

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Bayesian capture-recapture in Stan

Good day everyone, I've just submitted a pre-print, "Efficient Bayesian implementations of

Apr 2

Chris Sutherland

Apr 1

MSc in Statistical Ecology - applications open

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Apologies for using the list for advertising, but i felt it may be of

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MSc in Statistical Ecology - applications open

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Apologies for using the list for advertising, but i felt it may be of

Apr 1

Stephanie Augustine

Mar 30

Site selection and discrete-choice model choice

Hello, I'm working on an analysis of nest site selection as influenced by habitat variables and

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Site selection and discrete-choice model choice

Hello, I'm working on an analysis of nest site selection as influenced by habitat variables and

Mar 30

Mar 28

AHM workshop, August 24-28 2026, Ithaca NY (soliciting interest)

Dear all, We (Andy Royle, Marc Kéry, Josh Twining, Ken Kellner and Maëlis Kervellec) are hoping to

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AHM workshop, August 24-28 2026, Ithaca NY (soliciting interest)

Dear all, We (Andy Royle, Marc Kéry, Josh Twining, Ken Kellner and Maëlis Kervellec) are hoping to

Mar 28

Feb 28

Fw: 2 PhD + 2 postdoc fellowships in ecology, statistics and philosophy

From: Torbjørn Håkan Ergon <the...@ibv.uio.no> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2026 12:02 Subject

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Fw: 2 PhD + 2 postdoc fellowships in ecology, statistics and philosophy

From: Torbjørn Håkan Ergon <the...@ibv.uio.no> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2026 12:02 Subject

Feb 28

Feb 3

Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) in R online course (4th edition)

Dear all, We are excited to announce the 4th edition of our Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs)

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Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) in R online course (4th edition)

Dear all, We are excited to announce the 4th edition of our Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs)

Feb 3

Stephanie Augustine

Jan 28

Nest survival encounter history matrix with variability in nest period

Hello, I'm running a straightforward nest survival model, generally using the code from the IPM

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Nest survival encounter history matrix with variability in nest period

Hello, I'm running a straightforward nest survival model, generally using the code from the IPM

Jan 28

Quresh Latif, Matthijs Hollanders2

Jan 23

beta-binomial dynamic N-mixture model - insufficient data or error in specification?

Hey, I'm on my phone so can't open your files unfortunately. But usually when beta binomial

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beta-binomial dynamic N-mixture model - insufficient data or error in specification?

Hey, I'm on my phone so can't open your files unfortunately. But usually when beta binomial

Jan 23

Carolina Szymañski, Marc Kery2

Jan 22

Resource request: Hierarchical Modeling and Inference in Ecology (Royle & Dorazio)

Dear Carolina, it seems it's still available from the publisher: https://shop.elsevier.com/books/

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Resource request: Hierarchical Modeling and Inference in Ecology (Royle & Dorazio)

Dear Carolina, it seems it's still available from the publisher: https://shop.elsevier.com/books/

Jan 22

Jan 7

BPA workshop, Oxford/UK, 10–14 August 2026

Dear all, we plan to teach a Bayesian population analysis (BPA) workshop at the University of Oxford

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BPA workshop, Oxford/UK, 10–14 August 2026

Dear all, we plan to teach a Bayesian population analysis (BPA) workshop at the University of Oxford

Jan 7

12/19/25

Open post-doc position

Dear all, We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher at the Swiss Ornithological Institute. The main

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Open post-doc position

Dear all, We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher at the Swiss Ornithological Institute. The main

12/19/25

11/25/25

Fw: Draft workshop announcement

Dear all, in June 2026, Michael Schaub and I are going to teach a 5-day Bayesian modeling workshop at

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Fw: Draft workshop announcement

Dear all, in June 2026, Michael Schaub and I are going to teach a 5-day Bayesian modeling workshop at

11/25/25

Thomas Duchesne, … Perry de Valpine7

11/24/25

Big citizen science dynamic occupancy models and thinning effect

Thanks for suggesting this, Matthijs. FWIW, nimble provides a "noncentered" sampler that

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Big citizen science dynamic occupancy models and thinning effect

Thanks for suggesting this, Matthijs. FWIW, nimble provides a "noncentered" sampler that

11/24/25

Carlotta Gelsomini

11/12/25

Modeling group-living animals in oSCR / SCR frameworks

Hi all, We are planning to use oSCR to estimate density for our species, which has two male tactics

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Modeling group-living animals in oSCR / SCR frameworks

Hi all, We are planning to use oSCR to estimate density for our species, which has two male tactics

11/12/25

Trinh Dinh Hoang, … Marc Kery5

11/12/25

Addressing R-hat=NA

Hi, The issue with NA values has been resolved by using the MCMCvis package instead of mcmcOutput.

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Addressing R-hat=NA

Hi, The issue with NA values has been resolved by using the MCMCvis package instead of mcmcOutput.

11/12/25

11/9/25

Greeting --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Greeting --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11/9/25

11/4/25

PhD vacancy - Developing IPMs for Black-tailed Godwit Conservation

Dear everyone, The University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) has a vacancy for a 4-year PhD position,

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PhD vacancy - Developing IPMs for Black-tailed Godwit Conservation

Dear everyone, The University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) has a vacancy for a 4-year PhD position,

11/4/25

Devin Fitzpatrick

10/22/25

Integrated occupancy model with JAGS troubleshooting

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has experience with integrated occupancy modelling (combining

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Integrated occupancy model with JAGS troubleshooting

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has experience with integrated occupancy modelling (combining

10/22/25

Chris Sutherland

10/15/25

ANNOUNCEMENT: ISEC 2027 in Mérida, México, January 8-15, 2027

Hello friends and colleagues, Please see below the exciting news about ISEC27! Chris * I sometimes

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ANNOUNCEMENT: ISEC 2027 in Mérida, México, January 8-15, 2027

Hello friends and colleagues, Please see below the exciting news about ISEC27! Chris * I sometimes

10/15/25

mato...@gmail.com

9/18/25

Post-doctoral researcher in population ecology

Hi all, my team is looking for a post-doctoral researcher to work on the population ecology of large

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Post-doctoral researcher in population ecology

Hi all, my team is looking for a post-doctoral researcher to work on the population ecology of large

9/18/25

9/18/25

Post-doctoral researcher in mathematical-statistical population modeling (2 years)

Dear colleagues, I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher in mathematical-statistical population

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Post-doctoral researcher in mathematical-statistical population modeling (2 years)

Dear colleagues, I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher in mathematical-statistical population

9/18/25

Mathilde, Jeffrey Royle2

8/25/25

Question on variable significance in dynamic occupancy model (unmarked)

hi Mathilde, Unfortunately you're out of luck in this situation -- complete separation means that

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Question on variable significance in dynamic occupancy model (unmarked)

hi Mathilde, Unfortunately you're out of luck in this situation -- complete separation means that

8/25/25

8/19/25

Bayesian Population Analysis with NIMBLE

Dear all, We are currently working on a 2 nd edition of the BPA book from back in 2012, which will be

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Bayesian Population Analysis with NIMBLE

Dear all, We are currently working on a 2 nd edition of the BPA book from back in 2012, which will be

8/19/25

8/14/25

Fw: Statistical Scientist / Research Associate position at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Perhaps of interest to some on this list. Best regards --- Marc From: Daniel Fink <daniel.fink@

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Fw: Statistical Scientist / Research Associate position at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Perhaps of interest to some on this list. Best regards --- Marc From: Daniel Fink <daniel.fink@

8/14/25

Michael Schaub, Perry de Valpine2

8/14/25

Cautionary note for using categorical or multinomial distributions

Hi Michael, Thanks for sharing this. It is quite interesting. As you explain at the end, nimble (and

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Cautionary note for using categorical or multinomial distributions

Hi Michael, Thanks for sharing this. It is quite interesting. As you explain at the end, nimble (and

8/14/25

Marc Kery, Matthijs Hollanders3

7/8/25

why it's not enough to scan values of (simple) Rhat blindly

Dear Matt, to be honest, I can't remember :( I think I have never seen this sort of pathology,

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why it's not enough to scan values of (simple) Rhat blindly

Dear Matt, to be honest, I can't remember :( I think I have never seen this sort of pathology,

7/8/25

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