How to monitor elusive lizards: Comparison of capture-recapture methods on giant day geckos (Gekkonidae, Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis) in the Masoala rainforest exhibit, Zurich Zoo

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 345-353

  Wanger, Thomas C ^a,c   Motzke, Iris ^a   Furrer, Samuel C ^b   Brook, Barry W ^c   Gruber, Bernd ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Zoo Zurich   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accumulation curve method; Capture mark recapture; Finite mixture models; Line transect method; Method comparison; Model averaging

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIZARD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; RAINFOREST;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; MASOALA NATIONAL PARK;

ANIMALIA; GEKKONIDAE; MASOALA; PHELSUMA; PHELSUMA MADAGASCARIENSIS GRANDIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 67349088341     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0511-3     Document Type: Article

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