Multistage, long-range natal dispersal by a global positioning system-collared Scandinavian wolf

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1631-1634

  Wabakken, Petter ^a   Sand, Håkan ^b   Kojola, Ilpo ^c   Zimmermann, Barbara ^a   Arnemo, Jon M ^a,d   Pedersen, Hans C ^e   Liberg, Olof ^b  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Canis lupus L.; Fennoscandia; Global Positioning System collar; Long range movement; Multistage dispersal; Natal dispersal; Scandinavia; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; GENE FLOW; GPS; NATAL DISPERSAL; NEW RECORD; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FENNOSCANDIA; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 48249119081     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-222     Document Type: Article

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