A comparison of gray fox ecology between residential and undeveloped rural landscapes

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 112-122

  Harrison, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

activity; behavior; diet; gray fox; habitat use; home range size; horne range structure; New Mexico; residential; Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Indexed keywords

GREY FOX; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; RESIDENTIAL AREA;

UROCYON CINEREOARGENTEUS;

EID: 0030617950     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802420     Document Type: Article

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