Distinguishing Painted dog (Lycaon pictus) footprints from Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) and Hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) footprints in the field – in search of a quantitative method

Population estimation is an important task in all wildlife conservation. Such estimations are often difficult in low-density species such as big carnivores. The painted dog (Lycaon pictus) is an endangered species and the first aim of IUCNs action plan is to assess the size and the distribution of t...

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Main Author: Scharis, Inger
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi 2011
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-67270