Evaluation of a linked sex harvest strategy for cervid populations

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 787-796

  Lubow, Bruce C ^a   White, Gary C ^a   Anderson, David R ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b US National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

deer; harvest management; maximum sustained yield; optimization; population models; sex selective harvest; simulation

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; OPTIMUM HARVEST; POPULATION MODEL; SEX-SELECTIVE HARVEST;

CERVIDAE;

EID: 0030301662     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802378     Document Type: Article

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