ctl file: general parameter specifications

General ctl file parameter specifications

• Initial: Initial value for the parameter (must lie between lower and upper)
• Lower & Upper: Range for the parameter
• Prior type
  • 0: Uniform - parameters are the range of the uniform prior" << endl;
  • 1: Normal - parameters are the mean and sd
  • 2: Lognormal - parameters are the mean and sd of the log
  • 3: Beta - parameters are the two beta parameters [see dbeta]
  • 4: Gamma - parameters are the two gamma parameters [see dgamma]
• Phase: Set equal to a negative number not to estimate
• Relative: 0: absolute; 1 relative
• Block: Block group number for time-variation
• Block_fn:
  • 0: absolute values
  • 1: exponential
• Env_L: Environmental link
  • 0: none
  • 1: additive
  • 2: multiplicative
  • 3: exponential
• EnvL_var: Environmental variable
• RW: random walk characteristics
  • 0 for no random walk changes
  • 1 otherwise
• RW_blk: Block number for random walks
• Sigma_RW: Sigma used for the random walk