Assessment of the status and viability of a population of moose (alces alces) at its southern range limit in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 422-434

  Murray, Dennis L ^a   Hussey, Karen F ^a   Finnegan, Laura A ^a   Lowe, Stacey J ^a   Price, Glynis N ^a   Benson, John ^a   Loveless, Karen M ^a   Middel, Kevin R ^b   Mills, Ken ^b   Potter, Derek ^b   Silver, Andrew ^b   Fortin, Marie Josée ^c   Patterson, Brent R ^b   Wilson, Paul J ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Genetics; Ontario; Population viability analysis; Production; Survival

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DEER; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HOME RANGE; METAPOPULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA;

EID: 84857813549     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z2012-002     Document Type: Article

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