Comparing population growth rates using weighted bootstrapping: Guiding the conservation management of Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus (yellow-footed rock-wallaby)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1185-1195

  Lethbridge, Mark R ^a   Alexander, Peter J ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department for Environment and Heritage ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Petrogale xanthopus; Population growth; Population models; Weighted bootstrap

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; BOOTSTRAPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STOCHASTICITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

CANIDAE; PETROGALE; PETROGALE XANTHOPUS; PETROGALE XANTHOPUS XANTHOPUS;

EID: 44349134410     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.09.026     Document Type: Article

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