An improved understanding of ungulate population dynamics using count data: Insights from western Montana

• J. Terrill Paterson ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: J. Terrill Paterson, Kelly Proffitt

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: terrillpaterson@gmail.com

  Affiliation Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7527-1620

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• Kelly Proffitt ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: J. Terrill Paterson, Kelly Proffitt

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America

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• Jay Rotella ,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America

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• Robert Garrott

  Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America

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