Biological and technical considerations of carnivore translocation: A review

Animal Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-68

  Miller, Brian ^a   Ralls, Katherine ^b   Reading, Richard P ^a   Scott, J Michael ^c   Estes, James ^d  

^a DENVER ZOO   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002177281     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943099000360     Document Type: Article

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