Spatial ecology of wolverines at the southern periphery of distribution

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 778-792

  Inman, Robert M ^a   Packila, Mark L ^b   Inman, Kristine H ^b   McCue, Anthony J ^b   White, Gary C ^c   Persson, Jens ^a   Aber, Bryan C ^d   Orme, Mark L ^e   Alt, Kurt L ^f   Cain, Steven L ^g   Fredrick, Jay A ^e   Oakleaf, Bob J ^h   Sartorius, Shawn S ⁱ  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society   (United States)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^d IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^e USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^f WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

^g NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^h WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

ⁱ United States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

density; dispersal; Gulo gulo; home range; movement; niche; territory; wolverine; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANID; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; DISPERSAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; GPS; GROWING SEASON; MOVEMENT; NICHE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; SNOW; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIALIST; TERRITORY;

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

GULO GULO; UNGULATA;

EID: 84860116159     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.289     Document Type: Article

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