Evaluation of four methods for estimating parrot population size

Condor

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 445-457

  Casagrande, David G ^a   Beissinger, Steven R ^a,b  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forpus passerinus; Green rumped Parrotlet; parrots; survey methods; Venezuela; Wild Bird Conservation Act

Indexed keywords

AVES; FORPUS PASSERINUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 0030956729     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369951     Document Type: Article

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