Evaluating bridge survey ability to detect river otter Lontra canadensis presence: A comparative study

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-69

  Gallant, Daniel ^a,b   Vasseur, Liette ^a,c   Bérubé, Céline H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bridge surveys; Evaluation studies; Lontra canadensis; Population monitoring

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; LONTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 43049090821     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2008)14[61:EBSATD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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