Effect of undercounting and model selection on a sightability-adjustment estimator for elk

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 269-279

  Cogan, Rawland D ^a   Diefenbach, Duane R ^a  

^a Bureau of Wildlife Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Bootstrap; Cerous elaphus; Elk; Linear logistic model; Model selection; Pennsylvania; Population estimate; Sightability; Undercounting; Visibility bias

Indexed keywords

ELK; MODELLING; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SIGHTABILITY MODEL;

PENNSYLVANIA; USA;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0031920561     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802288     Document Type: Article

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