Partial migration and philopatry of Yellowstone pronghorn

Biological Conservation

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 502-510

  White, P J ^a   Davis, Troy L ^a   Barnowe Meyer, Kerey K ^b   Crabtree, Robert L ^c   Garrott, Robert A ^d  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c Yellowstone Ecological Research Center   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corridor; Migration; Pronghorn; Strategy; Ungulate; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MIGRATION; PHILOPATRY; RUMINANT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING (SEASON);

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

ANIMALIA; ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CONIFEROPHYTA; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 33846246351     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.10.049     Document Type: Article

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