Response of reindeer and caribou to human activities

Polar Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-73

  Wolfe, Scott A ^a   Griffith, Brad ^a   Wolfe, Carrie A Gray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; UNGULATE;

INSECTA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0033858218     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2000.tb00329.x     Document Type: Article

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