Patterns of hunting mortality in Norwegian moose (Alces alces) populations

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 153-163

  Nilsen, Erlend B ^a,b   Solberg, Erling J ^c  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hunter selectivity; Life table analysis; Moose; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES;

EID: 33745713995     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-005-0023-1     Document Type: Article

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