Detection probability and sources of variation in white-tailed deer spotlight surveys

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 277-281

  Collier, Bret A ^a   Ditchkoff, Stephen S ^b   Raglin, Joshua B ^c   Smith, Jordan M ^b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Brosnan Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

Capture recapture; Detection probability; Huggins closed capture design; Odocoileus virginianus; Population monitoring; Program MARK; Spotlights; Thermal imager; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DETECTION METHOD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION SIZE; PROBABILITY; SPOTLIGHT SURVEY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 34248196079     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-728     Document Type: Article

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