The impact of hunting with dogs on wildlife harvests in the Bosawas Reserve, Nicaragua

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-220

  Koster, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Dogs; Garden hunting; Mayangna; Miskito; Subsistence hunting; Sustainability; Wildlife conservation

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; CANID; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HARVESTING; HUNTING; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; NEOTROPICAL REGION;

BOSAWAS RESERVE; CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; TAYASSU PECARI;

EID: 55449086067     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892908005055     Document Type: Article

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