Investigating population dynamics in ungulates: Do hunting statistics make up a good index of population abundance?

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-214

  Imperio, Simona ^a   Ferrante, Massimiliano ^b   Grignetti, Alessandra ^c,e   Santini, Giacomo ^a   Focardi, Stefano ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

bag records; data validation; long term time series; Mediterranean environment; ungulates

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 77955208309     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/08-051     Document Type: Article

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