Composition and demographics of beaver (Castor canadensis) colonies in Central Illinois

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 139-150

  McTaggart, Stanley T ^a   Nelson, Thomas A ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MUSTELID; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTOR FIBER; CASTORIDAE; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 0038784765     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2003)150[0139:CADOBC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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