Detecting swift fox: Smoked-plate scent stations versus spotlighting

USDA Forest Service - Research Paper RMRS-RP

Volumn , Issue 39 RMRS-RP, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Uresk, Daniel W ^a   Severson, Kieth E ^a,b,c   Javersak, Jody ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c RMRS Center for Great Plains Ecosystem Research ^*

Author keywords

Monitoring techniques; Smoked plates; South Dakota; Spotlight counts; Swift fox; Track counts; Vulpes velox

Indexed keywords

BAIT; CANID; DETECTION METHOD; MONITORING; SPOTLIGHT SURVEY; TRACKING;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

VULPES VELOX;

EID: 34247253285     PISSN: 05025001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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