A computer-aided program for pattern-matching of natural marks on the spotted raggedtooth shark Carcharias taurus

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-280

  Van Tienhoven, A M ^a   Den Hartog, J E ^b   Reijns, R A ^b   Peddemors, V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer aided pattern recognition; Conservation biology; Natural marks; Photographic identification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATABASE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SHARK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 33846486670     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01273.x     Document Type: Article

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