From the Field: A comparison of survey techniques for swift fox pups

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1169-1173

  McGee, Brady K ^a   Butler, Matthew J ^a   Wallace, Mark C ^a   Ballard, Warren B ^a   Nicholson, Kerry L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated video; Den probe; Night vision; Survey techniques; Swift fox; Visual counts; Vulpes velox

Indexed keywords

CANID; FIELD SURVEY; METHODOLOGY;

VULPES VELOX;

EID: 30344431810     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1169:FTFACO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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