Ammotragus free-ranging population in the south-east of Spain: A necessary first account

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 887-900

  Cassinello, Jorge ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b Depto de Psicol Evolutiva   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammotragus; Group dynamics; Habitat selection; Management; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; UNGULATE;

SPAIN;

EID: 0033949094     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008953028861     Document Type: Article

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