The fall and rise of Ethiopian wolves: Lessons for conservation of long-lived, social predators

Animal Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 621-632

  Marino, J ^a   Sillero Zubiri, C ^a   Gottelli, D ^b   Johnson, P J ^a   Macdonald, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Population growth; Reproduction; Survival; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

CANID; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TERRITORIALITY;

ETHIOPIA;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS SIMENSIS;

EID: 84888296440     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12036     Document Type: Article

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