Evaluating scientific inferences about the Florida panther

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 236-245

  Beier, Paul ^a   Vaughan, Michael R ^b   Conroy, Michael J ^c   Quigley, Howard ^d,e  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^e CRAIGHEAD BERINGIA SOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Endangered species; Florida panther; Genetic restoration; Habitat use; Puma concolor coryi; Reliability; Scientific inference

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PUMA CONCOLOR CORYI;

EID: 33645031146     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[236:ESIATF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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