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. 2019 Jun 6;6:173. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00173

Table 3.

Estimates of the free-roaming dog population size by Maximum Likelihood (5–6 surveys) and Application SuperDuplicates shinyapp (first 2 surveys) using sight-resight techniques in different sectors of Panchkula following enumeration surveys carried out during September-October 2016.

Survey tracks Huggin's Mh (JK) (5–6 surveys) Huggin's Mth (Chao) (5–6 surveys) AS shiny app tool (2 surveys) Total number of unique dogs observed (2 surveys) Number of singletons observed (2 surveys)
(estimate ± SE) 95% CI (estimate ± SE) 95% CI (estimate ± SE)†† 95% CI
SURVEY TRACKS WHERE NEW FRD WERE SIGHTED DURING THE LAST SURVEY (RECOMMENDED MODEL + ESTIMATOR IS MH-JK)
1, 5 212 ± 16 188–253 198 ± 15 176–235 221 ± 36 166–313 89 66
2 152 ± 7 142–170 146 ± 8 137–168 186 ± 22 152–240 97 61
6 142 ± 16 119–182 140 ± 19 114–193 184 ± 51 99–279 56 46
8 146 ± 11 131–174 141 ± 11 127–170 190 ± 32 121–199 77 57
8 (P)* 44 ± 4 40–59 44 ± 4 40–58 49 ± 11 36–81 28 16
IAP@ 2 172 ± 9 160–196 164 ± 7 154–183 208 ± 24 170–267 108 68
BP, RC, IC# 131 ± 15 108–168 122 ± 19 96–173 125 ± 70 79–233 45 35
SURVEY TRACKS WHERE NO NEW FRD WERE SIGHTED DURING THE LAST SURVEY (RECOMMENDED MODEL + ESTIMATOR IS MTH-CHAO)
7 100 ± 12 84–134 89 ± 8 79–113 85 ± 21 64–114 39 27
9 117 ± 8 107–141 114 ± 7 105–133 130 ± 12 111–161 82 41
12 106 ± 6 97–122 100 ± 7 92–122 145 ± 23 107–172 67 46
16 154 ± 13 136–188 142 ± 10 129–169 342 ± 97 149–868 82 71
17 78 ± 7 69–96 78 ± 9 68–104 185 ± 130 73–697 41 36
18 140 ± 14 120–176 135 ± 15 114–176 162 ± 29 118–238 62 47
IAP@ 1 201 ± 8 188–221 190 ± 8 180–211 193 ± 23 158–249 99 63
*

Sector 8 perimeter; @IAP, Industrial Area Part; #Budhanpur, Indira Colony, Rajeev Colony;

Estimates after 5–6 surveys;

††

Estimate after two surveys.