Hair-trap efficacy for detecting mammalian carnivores in the tropics

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1405-1412

  Castro Arellano, Ivan ^a,c   Madrid Luna, Carmina ^b   Lacher Jr , Thomas E ^a   León Paniagua, Livia ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivore detection techniques; Carnivores; El cielo biosphere reserve; Felids; Hair snare; Hair trap; Noninvasive sampling; Subtropical Mexico

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CARNIVORE; DETECTION METHOD; FELID; HAIR; MAMMAL; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EL CIELO BIOSPHERE RESERVE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; TAMAULIPAS;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; NEPETA CATARIA;

EID: 50249167094     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-476     Document Type: Article

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