Estimating tiger abundance from camera trap data: Field surveys and analytical issues

Camera Traps in Animal Ecology: Methods and Analyses

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 97-117

  Karanth, K Ullas ^a   Nichols, James D ^b   Kumar, N Samba ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (India)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84878205495     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-99495-4_7     Document Type: Chapter

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