Social group patterns and associations of nonmigratory elk (Cervus elaphus) in Michigan

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-95

  Bender, Louis C ^a,b   Haufler, Jonathan B ^a,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c Boise Cascade Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP SIZE; RESIDENT POPULATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNGULATE;

ARTIODACTYLA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0032764905     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1999)142[0087:SGPAAO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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