Role of patch size, disease, and movement in rapid extinction of bighorn sheep

Conservation Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1347-1354

  Singer, Francis J ^a   Zeigenfuss, Linda C ^a   Spicer, Leslie ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; DISEASE; DISPERSAL; LOCAL EXTINCTION; PATCH SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION; UNGULATE;

EID: 0034794025     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2001.99488.x     Document Type: Article

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