Coyote movements in relation to the spatial distribution of sheep

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 422-430

  Shivik, John A ^a,b   Jaeger, Michael M ^a   Barrett, Reginald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Canis latrans; core area; coyote; domestic sheep; movement patterns; Ovis aries

Indexed keywords

PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

USA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA COUNTY, SAGEHEN CREEK WATERSHED;

CANIS LATRANS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0029663403     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802245     Document Type: Article

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