Where the buffalo roam: The role of history and genetics in the conservation of bison on U.S. federal lands

Park Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 22-29

  Halbert, Natalie D ^a   Gogan, Peter J P ^b   Hiebert, Ronald ^c   Derr, James N ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISON;

EID: 34250028246     PISSN: 07359462     EISSN: 10909966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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