A mark-resight survey method to estimate the roaming dog population in three cities in Rajasthan, India

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Hiby, Lex R ^a   Reece, John F ^b   Wright, Rachel ^c   Jaisinghani, Rajan ^d   Singh, Baldev ^d   Hiby, Elly F ^e  

^a Conservation Research Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Help in Suffering   (India)

^c Tree of Life for Animals   (India)

^d Marwar Animal Protection Trust   (India)

^e WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; DOG; EAR; FEMALE; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; DOGS; EAR; FEMALE; INDIA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80051506441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-7-46     Document Type: Article

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