Survival of colonizing wolves in the northern rocky mountains of the United States, 1982-2004

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 620-634

  Smith, Douglas W ^a   Bangs, Edward E ^b   Oakleaf, John K ^c   Mack, Curtis ^d   Fontaine, Joseph ^b   Boyd, Diane ^e   Jimenez, Michael ^f   Pletscher, Daniel H ^e   Niemeyer, Carter C ^g   Meier, Thomas J ^h   Stahler, Daniel R ^a   Holyan, James ^d   Asher, Valpha J ⁱ   Murray, Dennis L ^j  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^d Nez Perce Tribe   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^f United States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^g US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^h Denali National Park and Preserve   (United States)

ⁱ Turner Endangered Species Fund   (United States)

^j TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Canis lupus; Gray wolf; Mortality; Northern rocky mountains; Protected areas; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANID; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; METAPOPULATION; MORTALITY RISK; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

IDAHO; MONTANA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 77951855161     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-584     Document Type: Article

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