Extirpation of a large black bear population by introduced white-tailed deer

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1668-1671

  Côté, Steeve D ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAR; DEER; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 28344439549     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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