Estimating brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira and M. americana) abundance by dung pellet counts and other indices in seasonal Chiquitano forest habitats of Santa Cruz, Bolivia

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 161-167

  Rivero, Kathia ^a   Rumiz, Damiàn I ^a,b   Taber, Andrew B ^b  

^a Museo Historia Nat 'Noel Kempff M'   (Bolivia)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance indices; Brocket deer; Density; Dung pellets; Mazama

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; MAZAMA; MAZAMA AMERICANA; MAZAMA GOUAZOUPIRA;

EID: 11844290758     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-004-0064-x     Document Type: Article

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