Spoor density as a measure of true density of a known population of free-ranging wild cheetah in Botswana

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 278, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-115

  Houser, A M ^a,b   Somers, M J ^b   Boast, L K ^a  

^a CHEETAH CONSERVATION BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acinonyx jubatus; Cheetah; Population estimate; Spoor survey

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FELID; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DENSITY; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILD POPULATION;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; JWANA GAME RESERVE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 67649092478     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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