A comparison of conventional capture versus PIT reader techniques for estimating survival and capture probabilities of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 149-160

  Ellison, Laura E ^a   O'Shea, Thomas J ^a   Neubaum, Daniel J ^b   Neubaum, Melissa A ^b   Pearce, Roger D ^b   Bowen, Richard A ^b  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Eptesicus fuscus; Mark recapture; PIT tags; Program MARK; Survival

Indexed keywords

BAT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SURVIVAL; TAGGING;

EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS;

EID: 34548472235     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/1733-5329(2007)9[149:ACOCCV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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