Challenges of DNA-based mark-recapture studies of American black bears

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1035-1042

  Settlage, Katie E ^a   Van Manen, Frank T ^a   Clark, Joseph D ^a   King, Timothy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

American black bear; DNA; Mark recapture; Population estimation; Sampling bias; Southern Appalachians; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAIT; BEAR; DNA; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HAIR; HETEROGENEITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SAMPLING BIAS; SURVIVAL;

APPALACHIANS; GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 43249119120     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-472     Document Type: Article

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