Habitat selection by recolonizing wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains of the United States

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 554-563

  Oakleaf, John K ^a,c   Murray, Dennis L ^a,g   Oakleaf, James R ^b   Bangs, Edward E ^c   Mack, Curt M ^d   Smith, Douglas W ^e   Fontaine, Joseph A ^c   Jimenez, Michael D ^c   Meier, Thomas J ^c   Niemeyer, Carter C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d Nez Perce Tribe   (United States)

^e NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^f Idaho Fishery Resource Office   (United States)

^g TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Corridors; Dispersal; Habitat selection; Northern Rocky Mountains; Recovery; Wolves

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; LOGISTICS; MAMMAL; MOUNTAIN;

IDAHO; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33646689390     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[554:HSBRWI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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