Evaluating types and features of camera traps in ecological studies: A guide for researchers

Camera Traps in Animal Ecology: Methods and Analyses

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 27-43

  Swann, Don E ^a   Kawanishi, Kae ^b   Palmer, Jonathan ^c  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b Taman Negara Main Range Wildlife Corridor Project   (Malaysia)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

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EID: 84871828839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-99495-4_3     Document Type: Chapter

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