Predator-specific mortality of pronghorn on yellowstone's northern range

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-194

  Barnowe Meyer, Kerey K ^a   White, P J ^b   Davis, Troy L ^b   Byers, John A ^a  

^a University Of ldalio   (United States)

^b National Park Service Yellowstone   (United States)

Author keywords

Antilocapra americana; Cougars; Coyotes; Mortality; Predation; Pronghorn; Survived; Wolves; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; ANTILOCAPRIDAE; AQUILA; AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS; PUMA CONCOLOR; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 68049127681     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.069.0207     Document Type: Review

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