An assessment of factors affecting population growth of the Mountain Plover;Évaluation des facteurs influençant la croissance de la population du pluvier montagnard

Avian Conservation and Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Dinsmore, Stephen J ^a   Wunder, Michael B ^b   Dreitz, Victoria J ^c   Knopf, Fritz L ^d  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c Wildlife Health Program   (United States)

^d U S Department of Interior (Retired)   (United States)

Author keywords

Charadrius montanus; Elasticity; Mountain plover; Population growth; Sensitivity; Trend

Indexed keywords

CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS MONTANUS;

EID: 77956960428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17126568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ACE-00378-050105     Document Type: Article

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