Synthesis of survival rates and causes of mortality in North American wolverines

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 493-502

  Krebs, John ^a   Lofroth, Eric ^b   Copeland, Jeffrey ^c   Banci, Vivian ^d   Cooley, Dorothy ^e   Golden, Howard ^f   Magoun, Audrey ^g   Mulders, Robert ^h   Shults, Brad ⁱ  

^a Columbia Basin Fish Wildl C ^*  (Canada)

^b GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d V Band Consulting Services   (Canada)

^e Renewable Rsrc Fish Wildl Br N   (Canada)

^f ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^g Wildlife Research and Management   (United States)

^h DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

ⁱ Western Arctic National Parklands   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulo gulo; Harvest management; Mortality sources; North America; Refugia; Survival rates; Wolverine

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; REFUGIUM; SURVIVAL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

GULO GULO; MUSTELINAE;

EID: 3843050391     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0493:SOSRAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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