Wolf survival and population trend using non-invasive capture-recapture techniques in the Western Alps

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1003-1010

  Marucco, Francesca ^a,b   Pletscher, Daniel H ^b   Boitani, Luigi ^c   Schwartz, Michael K ^d   Pilgrim, Kristy L ^d   Lebreton, Jean Dominique ^e  

^a Centro Gestione Conservazione Grandi Carnivori   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Alps; Canis lupus; Capture recapture; Genetic; Monitoring; Population size; Survival; Wolves

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANID; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; GENOTYPE; HETEROGENEITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SURVIVAL;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN ALPS;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 70349659649     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01696.x     Document Type: Article

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