Counts of California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) pups from aerial color photographs and from the ground: A comparison of two methods

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 143-158

  Lowry, Mark S ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

126 mm format photography; California sea lion; Ground counts; Pups; Replicate surveys; San Nicolas Island; Vertical aerial photographic counts; Zalophus californianus

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; JUVENILE; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SEA LION;

ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 0032945224     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00786.x     Document Type: Article

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