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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2000 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 677-678
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2000.677.678
Application of Probability Method in Indus Dolphin (Platanista minor) Population Estimation
M. Anwar Maan and A. Aleem Chaudhry

Abstract: During the study 129 dolphins were observed at 56 different sites with mean group size of 2.30. Total 199.2 dolphins were estimated from Chashma barrage to Guddu Barrage. 81.19% dolphin population had surfacing-interval 0-120 seconds, 16.83 percent 120-240 seconds. The dolphins were observed with probabilities p=1.0, p=0.26 and p=0.21 respectively. Sighting distance and surfacing-intervals were important parameters in dolphin population estimation. With increase in sighting distance and surfacing-interval, the probability of visibility of dolphins on surface of water decreases and chances of missing dolphins from observations are increased.

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M. Anwar Maan and A. Aleem Chaudhry, 2000. Application of Probability Method in Indus Dolphin (Platanista minor) Population Estimation. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 3: 677-678.

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