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VALIDATING A WILD TURKEY POPULATION SURVEY USING CAMERAS AND INFRARED SENSORS

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 1995
: TrailMaster® cameras activated by infrared sensors were used to validate the Bait Station Transect Survey, a wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) population monitoring technique used by the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.
David T. Cobb   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of Pont's Index to a Jordanian population [PDF]

open access: yesThe European Journal of Orthodontics, 2007
The aim of this study was to assess the applicability of Pont's Index to a Jordanian population and to compare the results with those obtained from studies of different ethnic subjects. Dental casts of 144 Jordanians (71 males and 73 females; mean age, 15.5 years) with 'normal' occlusions were selected from the records of a random stratified sample of ...
Iyad K, Al-Omari   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Visibility bias for sage‐grouse lek counts

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2017
Declining populations of greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage‐grouse) necessitate accurate estimates of population trends. The most widespread approach to monitoring sage‐grouse populations involves counting males attending ...
Jeremy A. Baumgardt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An evaluation of hunter surveys to monitor relative abundance of bobcats

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2016
We examined the utility of bobcat (Lynx rufus) detections by deer hunters in New Hampshire, USA, as an index of relative abundance. To validate the index, we compared the number of hunter outings that detected bobcats per 1,000 outings (hunting seasons ...
Tyler J. Mahard   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increased atherogenic index in the general hearing loss population

open access: yesOpen Medicine, 2020
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of hearing loss with atherogenic index (AI) in the general population.
Zhang Huai   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body adiposity index utilization in a Spanish Mediterranean population: comparison with the body mass index. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Body fat content and fat distribution or adiposity are indicators of health risk. Several techniques have been developed and used for assessing and/or determining body fat or adiposity. Recently, the Body Adiposity Index (BAI), which is based
Angel A López   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Persistence Index for Harvested Populations

open access: yesMathematical Biosciences
Fish stocks face both anthropogenic and environmental pressures, which can drastically reduce population sizes and threaten species' survival. While some species can persist and recover from such disturbances, others require careful management to prevent collapse.
Jerzy A. Filar   +3 more
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Costs of detection bias in index–based population monitoring

open access: yesAnimal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2007
Costes de los sesgos de detección en el monitoreo de poblaciones basado en índices Los gestores de poblaciones de fauna silvestre a menudo toman decisiones relativas a la conservación, recolección o control a partir de medidas indirectas de la población
C. T. Moore, W. L. Kendall
doaj   +3 more sources

How many leks does it take? Minimum samples sizes for measuring local-scale conservation outcomes in Greater Sage-Grouse

open access: yesAvian Conservation and Ecology, 2020
Monitoring population response to conservation actions, such as habitat management, is critical to evaluate conservation outcomes. Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) has been the recipient of substantial recent conservation efforts in North ...
Erik J. Blomberg, Christian A. Hagen
doaj  

Assessment of Validity of Pont’s Index and Establishment of Regression Equation to Predict Arch Width in Nepalese Sample

open access: yesOrthodontic Journal of Nepal, 2014
Objective: To evaluate the validity of Pont’s index in Nepalese population and establish the regression equation to predictprobable arch width from sum of the maxillary incisors.
Jyoti Dhakal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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