Effect of experimental manipulation on survival and recruitment of feral pigs

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-191

  Hanson, Laura B ^a,b   Mitchell, Michael S ^c   Grand, James B ^a   Jolley, D Buck ^a   Sparklin, Bill D ^c   Ditchkoff, Stephen S ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERAL ORGANISM; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; PIG; POPULATION GROWTH; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SURVIVAL;

FORT BENNING; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 65249131648     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08077     Document Type: Article

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