Estimating population size in the European tree frog (Hyla arborea) using individual recognition and chorus counts

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-294

  Pellet, Jérôme ^a,b   Helfer, Véronique ^c   Yannic, Glenn ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMAibach Sàrl ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; ESTIMATION METHOD; FROG; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PHOTOGRAPH; POPULATION SIZE; RECOGNITION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLA ARBOREA; POLLACHIUS;

EID: 34547960408     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807780202530     Document Type: Article

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