The role of animal behavior studies in wildlife science and management

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 911-920

  Martin, Kathy ^a,b,c,d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Kluane Boreal Forest Community Ecology Team ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Behavioral ecology; Conservation; Dispersal; Kluane Vertebrate Community Study; Multidisciplinary research collaboration; Parental cNare; Ptarmigan; Timing of hunting season

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032907013     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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