Density, reproduction, and group size in feral sheep on Santa Cruz Island, California, USA

Mammalia

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-28

  Bowen, L ^a   Van Vuren, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; GROUP SIZE; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; UNGULATE;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA CRUZ ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032799804     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1999.63.1.21     Document Type: Article

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