Using placental scar counts to estimate litter size and pregnancy rate in lynx

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 430-440

  Mowat, Garth ^a,c   Boutin, Stan ^a   Slough, Brian G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Yukon Dept of Renewable Resources   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

birthrate; litter size; lynx; Lynx lynx; placental scars; pregnancy rate; reproduction; uteri

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE; PLACENTAL SCAR;

CANADA, YUKON;

LYNX LYNX;

EID: 0029663404     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802246     Document Type: Article

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