Behavioral response of free-ranging bison to human disturbance

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 804-813

  Fortin, Daniel ^a,b   Andruskiw, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral response; Bison; Bos bison; Daily radius of movement; Human disturbance; Prince Albert National Park; Resource use

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; UNGULATE;

CANADA;

BISON; BISON BISON; BISON BISON BISON; BOS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0142184990     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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