Behavioral interactions between invading and endemic lagomorphs: Implications for conserving a declining species

Biological Conservation

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 289-295

  Probert, Brenda L ^a   Litvaitis, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Competition; Introductions; Rabbits; Sympatric

Indexed keywords

EASTERN COTTONTAIL; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL;

USA, NEW ENGLAND;

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDANUS; SYLVILAGUS TRANSITIONALIS;

EID: 0029775284     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00127-1     Document Type: Article

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