Photo-identification of sea otters using nose scars

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2045-2051

  Gilkinson, Andrea K ^a   Pearson, Heidi C ^a   Weltz, Frederick ^b   Davis, Randall W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alice Cove Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Enhydra lutris; Nose scars; Photo identification; Sea otter

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MUSTELID; PHOTOGRAPHY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; SIMPSON BAY; UNITED STATES;

CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 48249093380     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-410     Document Type: Article

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