Abiotic stressors and the conservation of social species

Biological Conservation

Volumn 155, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-84

  Wong, Marian Y L ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Community; Conflict; Conservation; Hierarchy; Population; Social

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84863742000     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.05.018     Document Type: Review

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