Comparison of helicopter and ground surveys for North American elk Cervus elaphus and mule deer Odocoileus hemionus population composition

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-205

  Bender, Louis C ^a,d   Myers, Woodrow L ^b   Gould, William R ^c  

^a WA Department of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age structure; Elk; Ground surveys; Helicopter; Mule deer; Population composition; Sex ratios; Surveys

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0141906403     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2003.051     Document Type: Article

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