Detection rates of eastern spotted skunks (Spilogale putorius) in Missouri and Arkansas using live-capture and non-invasive techniques

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-131

  Hackett, H Mundy ^a   Lesmeister, Damon B ^a   Desanty Combes, Jacqueline ^b   Montague, Warren G ^c   Millspaugh, Joshua J ^a   Gompper, Matthew E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DETECTION METHOD; INVASIVE SPECIES; MAMMAL; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ARKANSAS; MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARNIVORA; SPILOGALE PUTORIUS;

EID: 34547787097     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2007)158[123:DROESS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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