Fisher survival in eastern Ontario

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1214-1219

  Koen, Erin L ^a   Bowman, Jeff ^b   Findlay, C Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cause specific mortality; Fisher; Martes pennanti; Ontario; Radiotelemetry; Survival; Trapping

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; MUSTELID; POPULATION DECLINE; RADIOTELEMETRY; RECOLONIZATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SURVIVAL;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; GRENVILLE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 48249090940     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-064     Document Type: Article

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