Demography of feral horses (Equus caballus): A long-term study in Tornquist Park, Argentina

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 207-214

  Scorolli, Alberto L ^a   Cazorla, Andrea C Lopez ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CARRYING CAPACITY; FECUNDITY; FERAL ORGANISM; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; HORSE; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAINFALL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 77952616357     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR09059     Document Type: Article

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