Using patterns in track-plate footprints to identify individual fishers

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 955-963

  Herzog, Carl J ^a   Kays, Roland W ^b   Ray, Justina C ^c   Gompper, Matthew E ^d   Zielinski, William J ^e   Higgins, Richard ^f   Tymeson, Mike ^f  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^c Wildlife Conservation Society Canada   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^f New York State Div Crim Justice S   (United States)

Author keywords

Census; Fingerprint; Fisher; Footprint; Identification; Martes Pennanti; Track plate

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FOOTPRINT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MUSTELID; TRACKING;

ANIMALIA; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 33845924747     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-408     Document Type: Article

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