Evaluation of aerial thermal imaging for detecting white-tailed deer in a deciduous forest environment

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1188-1197

  Haroldson, Brian S ^a,b,f   Wiggers, Ernie P ^a,c,g,h,i   Beringer, Jeff ^d,j,k   Hansen, Lonnie P ^d,l,m   McAninch, Jay B ^b,e,n,o,p  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c Nemours Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

^d MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^e Bowhunting Preservation Alliance   (United States)

^f ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Nemours Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

^h CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^l WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

ⁿ CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^o IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Aerial surveys; Infrared; Missouri; Odocoileus virginianus; Population estimates; Thermal imaging; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; INFRARED IMAGERY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION ESTIMATION; UNGULATE;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 1642423918     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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