Population limitation and the wolves of Isle Royale

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 828-841

  Peterson, Rolf O ^a   Thomas, Nancy J ^b   Thurber, Joanne M ^a,c   Vucetich, John A ^a   Waite, Thomas A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Ottawa National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Canine parvovirus; Canis lupus; Inbreeding; Isle Royale National Park; Moose; Predator prey; Wolf

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001324161     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383091     Document Type: Article

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