Prey of wolves in the great lakes region

Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States: An Endangered Species Success Story

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 155-173

  Delgiudice, Glenn D ^a   McCaffery, Keith R ^b   Beyer Jr , Dean E ^c   Nelson, Michael E ^d  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-85952-1_10     Document Type: Chapter

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