Power analysis of wolf-moose functional responses

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 396-402

  Marshal, Jason P ^a,b   Boutin, Stan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Gwich'in Renewable Resource Board   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Canis lupus; Functional response; Moose; Power analysis; Predation; Wolf

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ALCES ALCES; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 0033006226     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802525     Document Type: Article

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