Can comparing life histories help conserve carnivores?

Animal Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-12

  Ferguson, Steven H ^a   Lariviere S ^b,c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ducks Unlimited Incorporated   (United States)

^c Delta Waterfowl Foundation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; LIFE HISTORY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; FELIDAE; MARTES; MEPHITIDAE; MUSTELINAE; PHOCIDAE; PROCYONIDAE;

EID: 0012764961     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943002001014     Document Type: Article

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