Mountain hares, louping-ill, red grouse and harvesting: Complex interactions but few data

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 811-813

  Laurenson, M K ^a,b,e   Norman, R A ^c   Gilbert, L ^c   Reid, H W ^d   Hudson, P J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e CTVM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; HARVESTING; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION;

LEPUS; LEPUS TIMIDUS; OVIS ARIES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 3142699421     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00851.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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