Survival of pronghorns in western south Dakota

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 737-743

  Jacques, Christopher N ^a   Jenks, Jonathan A ^a   Sievers, Jaret D ^a   Roddy, Daniel E ^b   Lindzey, Frederick G ^c  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wind Cave National Park   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Antilocapra americana; Cause specific mortality; Predation; Pronghorn; South Dakota; Survival; Wind Cave National Park

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUNTING; NEONATE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION MODELING; PREDATION; RANGELAND; RUMINANT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

FALL RIVER COUNTY; HARDING COUNTY [SOUTH DAKOTA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES; WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK;

ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; ANTILOCAPRIDAE; CANIS LATRANS;

EID: 48649105015     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-685     Document Type: Article

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