Theory and application of mark-recapture and related techniques to aerial surveys of wildlife

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 268-274

  Barker, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; DESIGN; DETECTION METHOD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 46249117039     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07086     Document Type: Conference Paper

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