Temporal and spatial distribution of moose-vehicle accidents in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, Quebec, Canada

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-425

  Dussault, Christian ^a,b   Poulin, Marius ^c   Courtois, Réhaume ^a   Quellet, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c Ministere des Transports du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accident; Brackish pools; Habitat; Moose; Period; Road; Weather

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE;

EID: 33845917239     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2006)12[415:TASDOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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