Seasonal habitat selection by elk in North Central Utah

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 442-456

  Beck, Jeffrey L ^a   Smith, Kurt T ^a   Flinders, Jerran T ^b   Clyde, Craig L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

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EID: 84893022053     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.073.0414     Document Type: Article

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