Underestimation of abundances of the monito del Monte (Dromiciops gliroides) due to a Sampling Artifact

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1357-1362

  Fontúrbel, Francisco E ^a   Jiménez, Jaime E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

Author keywords

Abundance; Capture efficiency; Dromiciops gliroides; Sampling artifact; South American temperate rain forest

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARBOREAL SPECIES; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MARSUPIAL; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITIZATION; RAINFOREST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TEMPERATE FOREST; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

SOUTH AMERICA;

DROMICIOPS GLIROIDES; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MICROBIOTHERIA;

EID: 72149120636     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-027R1.1     Document Type: Article

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