Effect of surface water on desert bighorn sheep in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, southwestern Arizona

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1082-1088

  Broyles, Bill ^a   Cutler, Tricia L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^c SW Div Nav Facilities Eng Command ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Avis canadensis; Desert bighorn sheep; Perennial water; Productivity; Recruitment; Sex ratio; Surface water; Water development

Indexed keywords

POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE WATER; UNGULATE; WATER SUPPLY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARIZONA; CABEZA PRIETA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; UNITED STATES;

ABACARUS; AVIS; AVIS CANADENSIS; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0343775823     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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