Modelling survival and capture probabilities of the mountain brushtail possum (Trichosurus caninus) in the forests of southeastern Australia using trap-recapture data

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Lindenmayer, D B ^a   Lacy, R C ^b   Viggers, K L ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Daniel F and Ada L Rice Center   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Population parameters; Survival rates; Trap recapture; Trichosurus caninus

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE PROBABILITY; CAPTURE-RECAPTURE; MARSUPIAL; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA;

EUCALYPTUS REGNANS; TRICHOSURUS CANINUS;

EID: 0031811201     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998005019     Document Type: Article

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