Michael D. Samuel, Edward O. Garton, Michael W. Schlegel, Robert G. Carson, Visibility Bias during Aerial Surveys of Elk in Northcentral Idaho, The Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 51, No. 3 (Jul., 1987), pp. 622-630
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