Reproduction and survival of Yellowstone bison

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2365-2372

  Fuller, Julie A ^a   Garrott, Robert A ^a   White, P J ^b   Aune, Keith E ^c   Roffe, Thomas J ^d   Rhyan, Jack C ^e  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR   (United States)

^e NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bison; Brucellosis; Climate; Matrix model; Reproduction; Survival; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIRTH RATE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESTIMATION METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; UNGULATE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BISON; BOS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 48249107016     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-201     Document Type: Article

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