Density estimation in a wolverine population using spatial capture-recapture models

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 604-611

  Royle, J Andrew ^a   Magoun, Audrey J ^b   Gardner, Beth ^b   Valkenburg, Patrick ^a   Lowell, Richard E ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian; capture recapture; density; Gulo gulo; motion detection cameras; spatial models; wolverine

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MUSTELID; OPEN SPACE; POPULATION DENSITY; PROBABILITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

GULO GULO;

EID: 79955913973     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.79     Document Type: Article

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