Beaver, Castor canadensis, home range size and patterns of use in the taiga of southeastern manitoba: II. Sex, age, and family status

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-216

  Wheatley, Michelle ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Sahtu Renewable Resources Board   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beaver; Boreal forest; Castor canadensis; Home range; Manitoba

Indexed keywords

CASTOR CANADENSIS;

BEAVER; HOME RANGE; TAIGA;

CANADA, MANITOBA;

EID: 0030614155     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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