Responses of small mammals and vegetation to a reintroduction of Gunnison's prairie dogs

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1311-1324

  Davidson, Ana D ^a   Parmenter, Robert R ^a   Gosz, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cynomys gunnisoni; Desert grassland; Prairie dogs; Reintroduction; Rodents; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRICETINAE; CYNOMYS GUNNISONI; DIPODOMYS SPECTABILIS; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0004806389     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383181     Document Type: Article

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