Giselle Owens1,4, Ana Gracanin2, Joanne Potts3, Catherine M. Young1, Robert Heinsohn1, Philip Gibbons1, Dejan Stojanovic1Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, AustraliaCentre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong Australia, New South Wales, AustraliaThe Analytical Edge Statistical Consulting, Hobart, AustraliaCorresponding author: [email protected] Head: Detection and density estimation for a cryptic speciesKey Words: detection probability, spatially explicit capture-recapture, SECR, meta-analysis, literature review, bait, lure, Petaurus notatus , sugar glider, density