Chapter 12 Partial Migration in Central Yellowstone Bison

Terrestrial Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 217-235

  Bruggeman, Jason E ^a,c   White, P J ^b,c   Garrott, Robert A ^a,c   Watson, Fred G R ^b,c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BISON; BOS;

EID: 55849119585     PISSN: 19367961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1936-7961(08)00212-1     Document Type: Review

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