A comparison of survey methods for detecting bobcats

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 548-552

  Harrison, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobcat; Camera; Detector dog; Hair snare; Lynx rufus; Scat; Scent station

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SCENT MARKING; SMALL MAMMAL; SURVEYING;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS;

EID: 33745618421     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[548:ACOSMF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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