Evaluation of sign surveys as a way to estimate the relative abundance of American mink (Mustela vison)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-72

  Bonesi, Laura ^a   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Footprints; Mustela vison; Relative abundance; Scats; Sign surveys; Trapping

Indexed keywords

FOOTPRINT; MUSTELID; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SURVEY; TRAPPING;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES);

EID: 1642464936     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004448     Document Type: Article

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