The effectiveness of hair traps for surveying mammals: Results of a study in sandstone caves in the Tasmanian southern midlands

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-66

  Harris, Rachel L ^a   Nicol, Stewart C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesive; Funnel; Hair trap; Mammal survey; Scats; Tasmania; Tracks

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77950256859     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM09019     Document Type: Review

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