Seasonal habitat use and movements of Mountain Goats, Oreamnos americanus, in East-central British Columbia

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 565-576

  Poole, Kim G ^a   Heard, Douglas C ^b  

^a Aurora Wildlife Research   (Canada)

^b BC Min Water Land and Air Protect   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Distribution; Habitat use; Home range; Mineral licks; Mountain Goats; Movements; Oreamnos americanus

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; GOAT; HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OREAMNOS AMERICANUS;

EID: 5444258692     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v117i4.825     Document Type: Article

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