An evaluation of bridge-sign surveys to monitor river otter (Lontra canadensis) populations

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 358-363

  Roberts, Nathan M ^a,c   Crimmins, Shawn M ^b   Hamilton, David A ^a   Gallagher, Elsa ^a  

^a MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; MONITORING; PINNIPED; POPULATION ESTIMATION; REINTRODUCTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; LONTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRINAE;

EID: 54949154148     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2008)160[358:AEOBST]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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