Comparisons of measured and estimated distances and angles from sightings surveys

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-237

  Leaper, Russell ^a   Burt, Louise ^b   Gillespie, Douglas ^b   Macleod, Kelly ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Photogrammetry; Survey Vessel

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CETACEAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HARBOR; LINEARITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NONLINEARITY; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEY; VIDEOGRAPHY;

CETACEA; MYSTICETI; PHOCOENIDAE; PSEUDOMUGIL;

EID: 80052248100     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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