The use of an orthotic casting foam as a track-plate medium for wildlife research and monitoring

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-112

  Hooper, Justin ^a   Rea, Roy V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BiofoamTm; orthotic foam; Track plates; Track plate media; Wildlife tracking; Wildlife tracks

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67249139697     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/07-093     Document Type: Article

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