Re-defining historical geographic range in species with sparse records: Implications for the Mexican wolf reintroduction program

Biological Conservation

Volumn 194, Issue , 2016, Pages 48-57

  Hendricks, Sarah A ^a,e   Sesink Clee, Paul R ^b   Harrigan, Ryan J ^a   Pollinger, John P ^a   Freedman, Adam H ^c   Callas, Richard ^d   Figura, Peter J ^d   Wayne, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d California Department of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Canis lupus baileyi; Distribution modeling; Historical range; Museum specimens; Reintroduction programs

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANID; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT RESTORATION; MUSEUM; REINTRODUCTION; SUBSPECIES;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

CANIS LUPUS BAILEYI;

EID: 84949844133     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.11.027     Document Type: Article

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