Using artificial neural networks to assess wolf distribution patterns in Portugal

Animal Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-229

  Bessa Gomes, Carmen ^a,b   Petrucci Fonseca, Francisco ^a,c  

^a Grupo Lobo   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CANID; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CANIDAE; CANIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 14044268261     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943003003275     Document Type: Article

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