Science, conservation, and camera traps

Camera Traps in Animal Ecology: Methods and Analyses

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 45-56

  Nichols, James D ^a   Karanth, K Ullas ^b   O'Connell, Allan F ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (India)

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EID: 84900147679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-99495-4_4     Document Type: Chapter

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