Estimating Survival Rates of Snowshoe Hares
Boutin S and Krebs CJ. 1986. Estimating Survival Rates of Snowshoe Hares. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 50(4):592-594
Survival rates were estimated by 4 methods (minimum survival, Jolly-Seber, and 2 radio-telemetry techniques) for snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) near Kluane Lake in the southern Yukon from 1978 to 1982. Jolly-Seber and minimum survival estimates from live trapping underestimated survival rates by 13 and 30%, respectively, when compared to telemetry estimates, which produced higher and nearly identical estimates of survival. Telemetry methods are recommended for estimating survival of hares.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Boutin, Stan; Krebs, Charles
- Units
- CAKN , DENA , WRST , YUCH
- Keywords
- Lepus americanus, Subarctic