Assessment of scat-detection dog surveys to determine kit fox distribution

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 897-904

  Smith, Deborah A ^a,e,f,g   Ralls, Katherine ^b,h,i   Cypher, Brian L ^c,j   Maldonado, Jesús E ^d,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^e Wildlife Society   (United States)

^f Rising Star K 9 Consultants   (United States)

^g Working Dogs for Conservation   (United States)

^h SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ AAAS   (United States)

^j San Joaquin Valley Chapter   (Greece)

^k Smithsonian Institution   (Gabon)

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Author keywords

California; Detection dogs; Endangered species; Fecal analysis; Fecal DNA; Kit fox; Scats; Vulpes macrotis mutica

Indexed keywords

CANID; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DETECTION METHOD; FECES; FRAGMENTATION; SURVEY;

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX POLYCARPA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; VULPES; VULPES MACROTIS MUTICA;

EID: 30344478852     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[897:AOSDST]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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