Using natural marks to estimate free-ranging dog canis familiaris abundance in a MARK-RESIGHT framework in suburban Mumbai, India

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 510-520

  Punjabi, Girish Arjun ^a   Athreya, Vidya ^b   Linnell, John D C ^c  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society India   (India)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abundance; Canis familiaris; Free ranging; Mark resight; Natural marks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871428865     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291200500408     Document Type: Article

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