User-based design specifications for the ultimate camera trap for wildlife research

Wildlife Research

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 649-660

  Meek, P D ^a,b   Pittet, A ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

remote camera; technology; trail camera

Indexed keywords

DESIGN METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; HUNTING; INTERNET; MANUFACTURING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); WILD POPULATION;

EID: 84871840791     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR12138     Document Type: Review

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