A monitoring program for Patagonian foxes based on power analysis

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 421-433

  Travaini, Alejandro ^a   Rodríguez, Alejandro ^b   Procopio, Diego ^a   Zapata, Sonia C ^a   Zanón, Juan I ^a   Martínez Peck, Rolando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bait stations; Culpeo fox; Gray fox; Population management; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; OVIS ARIES; PSEUDALOPEX CULPAEUS; PSEUDALOPEX GRISEUS; UROCYON;

EID: 77952547629     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0337-5     Document Type: Article

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