Sustainability of natural populations: Lessons from Indigenous knowledge

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 274-287

  Pierotti, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hunting; Indigenous peoples; Population biology; Reproductive output; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77954592528     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871201003720439     Document Type: Article

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