Chapter 25 Contrasting Wolf-Ungulate Interactions in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Terrestrial Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 541-577

  Hamlin, Kenneth L ^a   Garrott, Robert A ^b   White, P J ^c   Cunningham, Julie A ^a  

^a Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks ^*

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 56049089194     PISSN: 19367961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1936-7961(08)00225-X     Document Type: Review

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