Effects of scale on interpreting life-history characteristics of ungulates and carnivores

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 244-257

  Bowyer, R Terry ^a   Kie, John G ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Large mammals; Life history characteristics; Scale; Sexual segregation

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL RESOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 33646238252     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2006.00247.x     Document Type: Review

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