Timing and causes of mortality in the endangered Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 674-682

  Bryant, Andrew A ^a   Page, Rick E ^b  

^a Marmot Recovery Foundation   (Canada)

^b Page and Associates   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; PROBABILITY; RADIO TRANSMITTERS; RADIOMETRY; TELEMETERING;

HIBERNATION; MARMOTS; PREDATION; SURVIVAL RATES;

BIODIVERSITY;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; MORTALITY; RADIOTELEMETRY; SURVIVAL;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; RADIOMETRY; TELEMETRY; TRANSMITTERS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AQUILA; AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; MARMOTA; MARMOTA VANCOUVERENSIS; PUMA CONCOLOR; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 26844532804     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-055     Document Type: Article

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