How many mule deer are there? Challenges of credibility in Colorado

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 916-927

  Freddy, David J ^a,b,d,e,f,g   White, Gary C ^{b,d,h,i,j,k,l}   Kneeland, Mary C ^a,d,m,n   Kahn, Richard H ^a,b,o   Unsworth, James W ^c,d,e,p   Devergie, William J ^a,b,d,q   Van Graham, K ^a,b,d,q,r   Ellenberger, John H ^a   Wagner, Charles H ^a  

^a Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^d The Wildlife Society's ^*  (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^f Central Mountains and Plains Section   (United States)

^g National Chapters of TWS   (United States)

^h IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^j OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^m WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^o OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p Idaho Department of Fish and Game   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Colorado; Conflict resolution; Credibility; Helicopter surveys; Human dimensions; Mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus; Population estimates; Sightability

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DEER; HUNTING; POPULATION ESTIMATION; STAKEHOLDER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS;

EID: 7544246685     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[0916:HMMDAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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