Estimating density of ship rats in New Zealand forests by capture-mark-recapture trapping

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-59

  Wilson, Deborah J ^a   Efford, Murray G ^a,c   Brown, Samantha J ^b   Williamson, John F ^b   McElrea, Gary J ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Density estimation; Inverse prediction; Rattus rattus; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; PROBABILITY; RODENT; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); TRAPPING;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; ORONGORONGO VALLEY; WELLINGTON [NORTH ISLAND];

MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 36049006847     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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