Effect of tooth removal on recaptures of raccoons

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 266-270

  Beasley, James C ^a   Rhodes Jr , Olin E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cementum annuli; Indiana; Live trapping; Mark recapture; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Recapture; Tooth extraction

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PROBABILITY; SMALL MAMMAL; TOOTH; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 34248209665     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-237     Document Type: Article

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