Dispersal in an expanding wolf population in Finland

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 281-286

  Kojola, Ilpo ^a   Aspi, Jouni ^b   Hakala, Antero ^a   Heikkinen, Samuli ^a   Ilmoni, Catrin ^c   Ronkainen, Seppo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Dispersal; Distance; Expansion; Finland; Radiocollar; Reindeer; Reproduction; Survival; Wolf

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MAMMAL; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; RADIO; REPRODUCTION; SATELLITE; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 33646264053     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-061R2.1     Document Type: Article

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