Determining a correction factor for aerial surveys of harbor seals in California

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 719-735

  Harvey, James T ^a   Goley, Dawn ^b  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correction factor; Harbor seal; Movements; Phoca vitulina richardii; Surveys

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; CENSUS; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; PINNIPED; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SURVIVAL; TAGGING; TELEMETRY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDII; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 80053632681     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00446.x     Document Type: Article

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