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How Long Do the Dead Survive on the Road? Carcass Persistence Probability and Implications for Road-Kill Monitoring Surveys

BACKGROUND: Road mortality is probably the best-known and visible impact of roads upon wildlife. Although several factors influence road-kill counts, carcass persistence time is considered the most important determinant underlying underestimates of road mortality. The present study aims to describe...

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Autores principales: Santos, Sara M., Carvalho, Filipe, Mira, António
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21980437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025383