Moose sightability model developed from helicopter surveys

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 247-259

  Anderson Jr , Charles R ^a   Lindzey, Frederick G ^a  

^a WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

aerial survey; Alces alces; bias; moose; population estimate; sightability model

Indexed keywords

CLASSIS; HELICOPTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MODEL; MOOSE; POPULATION; SPECIES; TELECOMMUNICATION; TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WINTER;

ALCES ALCES;

AERIAL SURVEY; HELICOPTER SURVEY; MOOSE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SIGHTABILITY MODEL;

USA, WYOMING;

EID: 0029661020     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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