Estimating puma densities from camera trapping across three study sites: Bolivia, Argentina, and Belize

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 408-418

  Kelly, Marcella J ^a   Noss, Andrew J ^b   Di Bitetti, Mario S ^c   Maffei, Leonardo ^d   Arispe, Rosario L ^b   Paviolo, Agustin ^c   De Angelo, Carlos D ^c   Di Blanco, Yamil E ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society Eastern Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^c Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlantico Puerto Iguazu   (Argentina)

^d Jaguar Conservation Program   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Camera traps; Density; Individual identification; Neotropics; Puma; Puma concolor

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; FELID; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY; TRAPPING;

ARGENTINA; BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; BOLIVIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 43049136221     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-424R.1     Document Type: Article

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