Estimating chimpanzee population size with nest counts: Validating methods in Taï National Park

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 447-457

  Kouakou, Celestin Yao ^a,b,c,d   Boesch, Christophe ^a   Kuehl, Hjalmar ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ NANGUI ABROGOUA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF)   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^d CENTRE SUISSE DE RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES EN CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Methods validation; Modeling decay; Pan troglodytes; Production rate

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HOMINID; MODEL VALIDATION; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TAI NATIONAL PARK; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTE D'IVOIRE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NESTING; PAN TROGLODYTES; POPULATION DENSITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COTE D'IVOIRE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PAN TROGLODYTES; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 67449105681     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20673     Document Type: Article

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