Use of photographic identification in capture-recapture studies of Mediterranean monk seals

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 767-793

  Forcada, Jaume ^a,b   Aguilar, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance estimate; Cap Blanc; Capture recapture; Field techniques; Mediterranean monk seals; Monachus monachus; Photo identification; Western Sahara

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PHOTOGRAPHY; PINNIPED;

CAP BLANC; WESTERN SAHARA;

MONACHUS MONACHUS;

EID: 0033746044     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2000.tb00971.x     Document Type: Article

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