A novel method to improve individual animal identification based on camera-trapping data

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 973-979

  Mendoza, Eduardo ^a   Martineau, Pierre R ^a,b   Brenner, Elliott ^a   Dirzo, Rodolfo ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Martineau and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjusted rand index; Animal natural marks; Bobcat; Camera trapping; Individual identification; Jasper ridge biological preserve; Lynx rufus

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; FELID; PHOTOGRAPH; POPULATION ESTIMATION; TRAPPING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; JASPER RIDGE BIOLOGICAL PRESERVE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79957605800     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.120     Document Type: Article

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