A future for European bison Bison bonasus in the Carpathian ecoregion?

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-112

  Perzanowski, Kajetan ^a   Olech, Wanda ^b  

^a MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

European bison; Inbred; Introductions; Metapopulation; Restoration; Viable population

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BONASUS;

EID: 34249799051     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2007)13[108:AFFEBB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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