Sentences with phrase «researchers estimate the total number»

Not exact matches

So researchers turned to two different estimation methods — one whereby total mortalities were estimated from the actual number of dead birds recovered, and another in which information on the geographic extent of the oil slick and seabird densities were used to estimate potential mortalities.

Researchers used the data to calculate the number of years lost due to ill health, disability, or early death — a proxy for estimating total disease burden — and found that 320,000 disability - adjusted life years are lost annually in West Africa as a result of snake bites.

Using a novel method — design - based stereology — which enabled researchers to estimate the volume of the liver and the total numbers and sizes of its cells in 3D, it was found that the liver of mice on a low protein diet had decreased by 65 %.

Essentially, these researchers measured how far 27 cats traveled across the island — to get a sense of their range — and also estimated the total number of cats living on Catalina.