Response of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) to wind-power development

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 363-375

  Walter, W David ^a   Leslie Jr , David M ^a   Jenks, Jonathan A ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEER; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HOME RANGE; WIND POWER;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33845217664     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)156[363:RORMEC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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