Observer error in counts of macropod scats

Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 277-282

  Bulinski, J ^a   McArthur, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FECAL PELLET; MARSUPIAL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

EID: 0034086268     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR98061     Document Type: Article

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