Relative precision and sources of bias in pronghorn sex and age composition surveys

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-63

  Woolley, Timothy P ^a   Lindzey, Frederick G ^b  

^a WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

antelope; Antilocapra americana; bias; composition surveys; fixed wing aerial surveys; ground surveys; herd composition counts; observer bias; precision; pronghorn; sex age ratio; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; AGE COMPOSITION; GROUND SURVEY; PRONGHORN; SEX RATIO;

USA, WYOMING;

ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA;

EID: 0030617625     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802414     Document Type: Article

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