The effect of demographic characteristics on the success of ungulate re-introductions

Biological Conservation

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 187-193

  Komers, Petr E ^a   Curman, G Peder ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conservation; Population structure; Rate of increase; Re introduction; Ungulate

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DEMOGRAPHY; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; REINTRODUCTION; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0034017115     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00141-X     Document Type: Article

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