Simulation model for contraceptive management of the Assateague Island feral horse population using individual-based data

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 502-512

  Ballou, Jonathan D ^a   Traylor Holzer, Kathy ^b   Turner, Allison ^c   Malo, Aurelio F ^a   Powell, David ^d   Maldonado, Jesus ^a   Eggert, Lori ^e  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FERAL ORGANISM; FERTILITY; GROWTH RATE; HORSE; INBREEDING; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION SIZE; SOFTWARE; STOCHASTICITY; VACCINE;

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; SUS;

EID: 54349129369     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07124     Document Type: Conference Paper

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