Effects of male trophy hunting on female carnivore population growth and persistence

Biological Conservation

Volumn 167, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-75

  Wielgus, Robert B ^a   Morrison, Dana Eleanor ^a   Cooley, Hilary S ^b   Maletzke, Ben ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Idaho Fishery Resource Office   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive mortality; Compensatory mortality; Cougars; Depensatory mortality; Hunting; Population growth

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CARNIVORE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FELID; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUNTING; IMMIGRATION; INFANTICIDE; MALE; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84882779129     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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