Habitat selection by lynx in the Northwest Territories

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 845-850

  Poole, Kim G ^a   Wakelyn, Leslie A ^a   Nicklen, Paul N ^a,b  

^a Wildlife Management Division   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPUS AMERICANUS; LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA; PINACEAE;

BLACK SPRUCE; LYNX;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 0030456595     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-098     Document Type: Article

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