Effects of plot size and shape on pellet density estimates for snowshoe hares

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 751-755

  McKelvey, Kevin S ^a   McDaniel, Gregory W ^a   Mills, L Scott ^a   Griffin, Paul C ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Density estimates; Lepus americanus; Pellets; Snowshoe hare

Indexed keywords

FECAL PELLET; LAGOMORPH; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SITE EFFECT;

LEPUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0036751129     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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