Statistical methods for identifying wolf kill sites using global positioning system locations

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 798-807

  Webb, Nathan F ^a   Hebblewhite, Mark ^a   Merrill, Evelyn H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Handing time; Kill sites; Predation; Predator prey interactions; Space time clustering; Wolves

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CANID; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GPS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 42149132686     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-566     Document Type: Article

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