Integrated risk factors for vertebrate roadkill in southern Ontario

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1215-1224

  Farmer, Robert G ^a,b   Brooks, Ron J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

amphibians; birds; generalized linear mixed models; mammals; reptiles; roadkill, road mortality; southern Ontario

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA SET; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MORTALITY; NATURE RESERVE; RISK FACTOR; ROADKILL; VERTEBRATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; AVES; EUMECES FASCIATUS; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84864620345     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.358     Document Type: Article

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