Does survey effort influence sightability of mountain goats Oreamnos americanus during aerial surveys?

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-119

  Poole, Kim G ^a  

^a Aurora Wildlife Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Census; Mountain goats; Oreamnos americanus; Sightability; Survey effort

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OREAMNOS; OREAMNOS AMERICANUS;

EID: 34548044212     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2007)13[113:DSEISO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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