Estimating the Number of Animals: A Rapid Method for Unidentified Individuals

Estimating the Number of Animals: A Rapid Method for Unidentified Individuals

A proposed model yields the density of a mobile population from quick, cursory surveys in which the observer identifies none of the animals. When the spaces on which animals were seen are successively removed, the decline in the counts permits estimation of the average probability of seeing a given...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1968-11, Vol.162 (3854), p.675-676
1. Verfasser: Hanson, William R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal Population Groups
Animal traps
Animals
Biometry
Canyons
Deer
Density estimation
Ecology
Methods
Mice
Models, Biological
Population Density
Probability
Rabbits
Wildlife ecology
Wildlife management
Wildlife population estimation
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Zusammenfassung:A proposed model yields the density of a mobile population from quick, cursory surveys in which the observer identifies none of the animals. When the spaces on which animals were seen are successively removed, the decline in the counts permits estimation of the average probability of seeing a given animal. The method showed promise in initial trials.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.162.3854.675