Mark-recapture estimates of population parameters for selected species of small mammals

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 618-627

  Hammond, Ellen L ^a   Anthony, Robert G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral response; Capture probabilities; Capture recapture studies; Heterogeneity; Program CAPTURE; Small mammal abundance; Time effects

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; DATA SET; HETEROGENEITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; SMALL MAMMAL;

CRICETIDAE; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; HETEROMYIDAE; LEPORIDAE; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS CALIFORNICUS; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; PEROGNATHUS LONGIMEMBRIS; PEROGNATHUS PARVUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; PEROMYSCUS TRUEI; REITHRODONTOMYS MEGALOTIS; SCIURIDAE; SIGMODON; SIGMODON HISPIDUS; SPERMOPHILUS RICHARDSONII; SYLVILAGUS; TAMIAS AMOENUS; TAMIAS STRIATUS; TAMIAS TOWNSENDII;

EID: 33745157889     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-369R1.1     Document Type: Article

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