How can we apply theories of habitat selection to wildlife conservation and management?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 303-319

  Morris, Douglas W ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; HABITAT SELECTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0141651654     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02028     Document Type: Review

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