The bioclimatic envelope of the wolverine (Gulo gulo): Do climatic constraints limit its geographic distribution?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-246

  Copeland, J P ^a   McKelvey, K S ^a   Aubry, K B ^b   Landa, A ^c   Persson, J ^d   Inman, R M ^e   Krebs, J ^f   Lofroth, E ^g   Golden, H ^h   Squires, J R ^a   Magoun, A ⁱ   Schwartz, M K ^a   Wilmot, J ^j   Copeland, C L ^k   Yates, R E ^a   Kojola, I ^l   May, And R ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^f Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program ^*  (Canada)

^g Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

^h ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

ⁱ Wildlife Research and Management   (United States)

^j Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative   (United States)

^k The Wolverine Foundation   (United States)

^l FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONNECTIVITY; DEN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MODIS; MUSTELID; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW COVER;

FENNOSCANDIA; NORTH AMERICA;

GULO GULO;

EID: 77649199436     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-136     Document Type: Article

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