Testing density estimators on a fallow deer population of known size

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-28

  Vincent, Jean Paul ^a   Hewison, A J Mark ^a,b   Angibault, Jean Marc ^a   Cargnelutti, Bruno ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Dama dama; density indices; enclosure; fallow deer; Petersen estimate; population structure; strip transect

Indexed keywords

FALLOW DEER; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; TRANSECT;

DAMA DAMA;

EID: 0029668185     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802035     Document Type: Article

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