Competition potential between sympatric woodland caribou and wood bison in southwestern Yukon, Canada

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1162-1173

  Fischer, Lisa A ^a   Gates, C Cormack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FUNGI;

WINTER UTILIZATION DISTRIBUTION; WOOD BISON; WOODLAND CARIBOU;

BIODIVERSITY;

COEXISTENCE; DIETARY OVERLAP; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING; RESOURCE SELECTION; SYMPATRY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

BISON; BISON BISON; BISON BISON ATHABASCAE; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU;

EID: 28244488182     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-117     Document Type: Article

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