How effective is spotlighting for detecting the squirrel glider?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 443-449

  Goldingay, Ross L ^a   Sharpe, David J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SPOTLIGHT SURVEY; TRAPPING;

METATHERIA; PETAURUS NORFOLCENSIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 4644245655     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR03010     Document Type: Review

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