Population dynamics of a recolonizing wolf population

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 459-465

  Pletscher, Daniel H ^a   Ream, Robert R ^a   Boyd, Diane K ^a   Fairchild, Michael W ^a,b   Kunkel, Kyran E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canis Lupus; Dispersal; Endangered species; Glacier National Park; Montana; Mortality; Natality dynamics; Sex ratio; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

ENDANGERED MAMMAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECOLONIZATION; SEX RATIO; WOLF;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA; USA, MONTANA;

EID: 0030619074     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802604     Document Type: Article

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