Developing a census method based on sight counts to estimate rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) numbers

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 487-493

  Poole, Dylan W ^a   Cowan, Dave P ^a   Smith, Graham C ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; LAGOMORPH; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

ANIMALIA; LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0347567071     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02014     Document Type: Article

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