Predator-resembling aversive conditioning for managing habituated wildlife

Ecology and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Kloppers, Elsabé Louise ^a   St Clair, Colleen Cassady ^a   Hurd, Thomas Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Banff National Park   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aversive conditioning; Banff National Park; Behavior; Canada; Cervus elaphus; Chase sequence; Dogs; Habituation; Predation; Urban wildlife

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HABITAT SELECTION; SAFETY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALBERTA; BANFF NATIONAL PARK; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 27444441305     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-01293-100131     Document Type: Article

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