Maximising trapping efficiency in reptile surveys: The role of seasonality, weather conditions and moon phase on capture success

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-115

  Spence Bailey, Lisa M ^a   Nimmo, Dale G ^b   Kelly, Luke T ^b   Bennett, Andrew F ^b   Clarke, Michael F ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CAPTIVITY; LUNAR PHASE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REPTILE; SEASONALITY; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVEY DESIGN; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TRAPPING; WEATHER;

AUSTRALIA;

DELMA AUSTRALIS; LERISTA LABIALIS; MORETHIA BOULENGERI; NEPHRURUS LEVIS; REPTILIA; TYPHLOPIDAE; VARANUS GOULDII;

EID: 77951480472     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR09157     Document Type: Article

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