The Holocene history of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) in eastern Washington state, northwestern USA

Holocene

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-150

  Lyman, R Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bighorn sheep; Biogeography; Chronocline; Holocene; Northwestern USA; Ovis canadensis catclawensis

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; HOLOCENE; PREHISTORIC; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SHEEP;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 68049148631     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683608098958     Document Type: Review

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