Dispersal behavior and the connectivity between wolf populations in northern Europe

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-313

  Kojola, Ilpo ^a   Kaartinen, Salla ^a   Hakala, Antero ^a   Heikkinen, Samuli ^a   Voipio, Hanna Marja ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Barrier; Canis lupus; Connectivity; Dispersal; Distance; Management; Seasonality; Travel route; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; GPS; HARVESTING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; ISOLATED POPULATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RUMINANT; SEASONALITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BOTHNIAN BAY; EUROPE; GULF OF BOTHNIA;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 77749327468     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-539     Document Type: Article

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