Computer-assisted photo identification outperforms visible implant elastomers in an endangered salamander, Eurycea tonkawae.
Despite recognition that nearly one-third of the 6300 amphibian species are threatened with extinction, our understanding of the general ecology and population status of many amphibians is relatively poor. A widely-used method for monitoring amphibians involves injecting captured individuals with un...
Main Authors: | Nathan F Bendik, Thomas A Morrison, Andrew G Gluesenkamp, Mark S Sanders, Lisa J O'Donnell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3605430?pdf=render |
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