Errors in identification using natural markings: rates, sources and effects on capture-recapture estimates of abundance
The results of a double-marking experiment using natural markings and microsatellite genetic markers to identify humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) confirm that natural markings are a reliable means of identifying individuals on a large scale. Of 1410 instances of double tagging, there were 41...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2001
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Online Access: | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/errors-in-identification-using-natural-markings-rates-sources-and-effects-on-capturerecapture-estimates-of-abundance(5e0df8b3-9616-4c89-8644-d62c77df18ad).html http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=17944372787&partnerID=8YFLogxK |