LIST OF FIGURES


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2-1 Prior and posterior distributions for A when R=50 and when T=10. A) Prior
 distribution of A with shape = 10 and scale = 1. B) ............... ............................... 25

3-1 Map of the study area comprising of the Bandipur and Nagarahole National Parks.........42

3-2 A sloth bear photograph taken from a camera trap...................... ...............................42

3-3 Sloth bear detections (year 2004) are shown with black (dark) dots. The other dots
 represent camera traps that did not detect sloth bears............................................ 43

3-4 Sloth bear detections (year 2005) are shown with black (dark) dots. The other dots
 represent camera traps that did not detect sloth bears............................................ 43

3-5 A selection of 10 km2 sites using ArcView 3.2 GIS software. The dots within each
 site are the camera traps used for analysis. .............................................. ............... 44

3-6 An example random grid generated using ArcView 3.2 software with cell size of 10
 km2. Here each cell containing camera traps. ........................................ ............... 44

3-7 Gamma(2, 4.5) prior distribution ........... ........................................ ...............45

3-8 G am m a(4.5, 2) prior distribution......... ................. .................................. ............... 45