Between-habitat movement of dusky-footed woodrats and vulnerability to predation

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 343-350

  Sakai, Howard F ^a,b   Noon, Barry R ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Redwood National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Dispersal; Dusky footed woodrat; Ecotonal boundary; Emigration; Home range; Movement; Neotoma fuscipes; Northern spotted owl; Predation; Radiotelemetry; Shrubfield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA FUSCIPES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

DISPERSAL; DUSKY-FOOTED WOODRAT; EMIGRATION; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT PATTERN;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030619066     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802590     Document Type: Article

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