Use of occupancy models to estimate the influence of previous live captures on DNA-based detection probabilities of grizzly bears

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 589-595

  Boulanger, John ^a   White, Gary C ^b   Proctor, Michael ^c   Stenhouse, Gordon ^d   Machutchon, Grant ^e   Himmer, Stefan ^f  

^a Integrated Ecological Research   (Canada)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

^e Comp 7 ^*  (Canada)

^f Arctos Wildlife Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA sampling; Grizzly bear; Hair snags; Mark recapture; Occupancy models; Program MARK

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BEHAVIOR; CARNIVORE; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; HAIR; HETEROGENEITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MODELING; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 42149109670     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-447     Document Type: Article

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