Sampling design and bias in DNA-based capture-mark-recapture population and density estimates of grizzly bears

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 457-469

  Boulanger, John ^a   McLellan, Bruce N ^b   Woods, John G ^c   Proctor, Michael F ^d   Strobeck, Curtis ^e  

^a Integrated Ecological Research   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^c Box 350   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Capture recapture; Density estimation; DNA; Grizzly bear; Joint telemetry capture mark recapture analysis; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BEAR; DESIGN; DNA; GENETIC MARKER; POPULATION DENSITY; SAMPLING; TELEMETRY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

MAMMALIA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 3843054791     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0457:SDABID]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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