Migratory patterns of mountain lions: Implications for social regulation and conservation

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 986-992

  Pierce, Becky M ^a,b   Bleich, Vernon C ^a,b   Wehausen, John D ^c   Terry Bowyer, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c Visit Scho Dept Integrat Biol   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Conservation; Home range; Migration; Mountain lion; Puma concolor; Social organization

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; FELIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; PANTHERA LEO; PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 0001589701     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383269     Document Type: Article

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