An aerial sightability model for estimating ferruginous hawk population size

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-97

  Ayers, Loren W ^a   Anderson, Stanley H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Buteo regalis; Ferruginous hawk; Logistic regression; Population estimate; Raptor; Sightability model; Visibility bias

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; NEST SITE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RAPTOR;

BUTEO REGALIS;

EID: 0033003901     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802489     Document Type: Article

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