Response to: Overestimation bias in estimate of black-tailed prairie dog abundance in Colorado

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1452-1455

  White, Gary C ^a   Dennis, James R ^b   Pusateri, Frances M ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b Wildlife Health Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial surveys; Black tailed prairie dog; Cynomys ludovicianus; Line intercept sampling; Monitoring; Optimal allocation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL SURVEY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MAMMAL; PRAIRIE; SAMPLING;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS;

EID: 33646103653     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1452:RTOBIE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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