Population estimation and bias in paintball, mark-resight surveys of elk

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1043-1052

  Skalski, John R ^a   Millspaugh, Joshua J ^b   Spencer, Rocky D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Abundance; Bias; Cervus elaphus; Elk; Mark resight; Marking; Paintball; Population estimation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SAMPLING BIAS; SITE FIDELITY; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 27944497354     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069[1043:PEABIP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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