Canada and the "buffalo", Bison bison: A tale of two herds

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 141-159

  Fuller, W A ^a  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bison; Brucellosis; Cattalo; Pablo; Slaughters; Transfer; Tuberculosis; Wainwright

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; NATIONAL PARK; TUBERCULOSIS; UNGULATE;

CANADA;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BISON; BISON BISON BISON; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0036461686     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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