Chemical attractants for Central American felids

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-97

  Harrison, Robert L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

attractant; Central America; felid; scent station

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; HERPAILURUS YAGOUAROUNDI; LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; LEOPARDUS TIGRINUS; LEOPARDUS WIEDI; PANTHERA ONCA; PUMA CONCOLOR;

BOBCAT URINE; CATNIP; CHEMICAL ATTRACTANT; JAGUAR; JAGUARUNDI; LITTLE SPOTTED CAT; MARGAY; OCELOT; PUMA; URINE;

COSTA RICA, GUANACASTE CONSERVATION AREA;

EID: 0030609498     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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