Habitat suitability and source - Sink dynamics of beavers

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 310-316

  Fryxell, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beaver; Demography; Sink; Source; Territory

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

CANADA;

CASTOR CANADENSIS;

EID: 0035031755     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2001.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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