Validating aerial photographic markrecapture for naturally marked feral horses

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1420-1429

  Lubow, Bruce C ^a   Ransom, Jason I ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aerial survey; Equus caballus; feral horse; heterogeneity; markrecapture; population estimation; sighting probability; validation

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; FERAL ORGANISM; HETEROGENEITY; HORSE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; RANGE SIZE; WILD POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77954486176     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-538     Document Type: Article

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