Demography of a harvested population of wolves (Canis lupus) in west-central Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 744-752

  Webb, N F ^a,b   Allen, J R ^b   Merrill, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; DEMOGRAPHY; DEN; DISPERSAL; HARVESTING; HOME RANGE; JUVENILE; LITTER SIZE; MONITORING SYSTEM; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROBABILITY; PROTECTED AREA; SPORT; SUSTAINABILITY;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 79961138405     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z11-043     Document Type: Article

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