Cougar dispersal patterns, metapopulation dynamics, and conservation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 798-808

  Sweanor, Linda L ^a   Logan, Kenneth A ^a   Hornocker, Maurice G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; EMIGRATION; IMMIGRATION; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

UNITED STATES;

PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 0034121670     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99079.x     Document Type: Article

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