Feral cats (Felis catus l.) on New Zealand farmland. i. home range

Wildlife Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 741-760

  Langham, N P E ^a   Porter, R E R ^a  

^a New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAT; FERAL; HOME RANGE; TERRITORIALITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0026394592     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR9910741     Document Type: Article

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