Estimating site occupancy and detectability of an endangered New Zealand lizard, the Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-198

  Roughton, Catherine M ^a   Seddon, Philip J ^b  

^a University of Otago ^*  (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; LIZARD;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

OLIGOSOMA OTAGENSE; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33744758269     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05045     Document Type: Article

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