Long-distance dispersal to the mining frontier in late 19th century Colorado

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 677-700

  Glover, Susan M ^a,b   Towner, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

19th century; Dispersal; Frontier; Life history strategies; Silver prospecting

Indexed keywords

EID: 66749152036     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853908X395558     Document Type: Article

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