Habitat factors affecting vulnerability of moose to predation by wolves in southeastern British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 150-157

  Kunkel, Kyran E ^a,b   Pletscher, Daniel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Turner Endangered Species Fund   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; UNGULATE; VULNERABILITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0034014373     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-181     Document Type: Article

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