Microhabitat and landscape characteristics associated with the threatened Allegheny woodrat

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 515-525

  Balcom, Betsie J ^a   Yahner, Richard H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLEGHENY WOODRAT; GREAT HORNED OWL; HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; RACCOON; RACCOON ROUNDWORM; ROUNDWORM;

USA, PENNSYLVANIA;

BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; BUBO VIRGINIANUS; NEOTOMA MAGISTER; PROCYON LOTOR; STRIGIDAE;

EID: 0029775970     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10020515.x     Document Type: Article

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