Mark-resight superpopulation estimation of a wintering elk Cervus elaphus canadensis herd

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-349

  Gould, William R ^a   Smallidge, Samuel T ^b   Thompson, Bruce C ^c,d  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial surveys; Cervus elaphus canadensis; Detection; Elk; Helicopter; Mark resight; Population estimation; Superpopulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS CANADENSIS;

EID: 29144530582     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2005)11[341:MSEOAW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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