Using scent-matching dogs to identify individual Amur tigers from scats

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1349-1356

  Kerley, Linda L ^a   Salkina, Galina P ^a  

^a Lazovsky State Nature Zafovednik   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Amur tiger; Identification; Individual odor; Panthera tigris altaica; Scat; Scent matching dogs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANID; FECES; FELID; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; OLFACTORY CUE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA;

EID: 53949122919     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-361     Document Type: Article

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