Population characteristics of feral horses on Cumberland Island, Georgia and their management implications

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 114-121

  Goodloe, Robin B ^a   Warren, Robert J ^b   Osborn, David A ^b   Hall, Cynthia ^b  

^a Ecological Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumberland Island; Equus caballus; Exotics; Fetal horses; Population census

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION GROWTH;

CUMBERLAND ISLAND; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0033956046     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802980     Document Type: Article

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