Population dynamics of Wolves Canis lupus in Białowieża Primeval Forest (Poland and Belarus) in relation to hunting by humans, 1847-1993

Mammal Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 103-126

  Jedrzejewska B ^a   Jedrzejewski W ^b   Bunevich, A N ^c   Milkowski L ^d   Okarma, H ^b  

^a Workshop Ecol Protect Nat E   (Poland)

^b MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c State Natl Pk Belovezhskaya P   (Belarus)

^d NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HUNTING; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WOLF;

BELARUS, BIALOWIEZA FOREST; POLAND, BIALOWIEZA FOREST;

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 0030424801     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.1996.tb00149.x     Document Type: Article

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