Translocation techniques for mountain sheep: Does the method matter?

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 87-93

  Thompson, J Rock ^a   Bleich, Vernon C ^a   Torres, Steven G ^a   Mulcahy, Gerald P ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS; SAUROMALUS ATER;

EID: 0342420596     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3672378     Document Type: Article

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