Population characteristics of coyotes (Canis latrans) in the northern chihuahuan desert of New Mexico

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 197-207

  Windberg, Lamar A ^a,b   Ebbert, Steven M ^a,c   Kelly, Brian T ^a,d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service ^*  (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS;

EID: 0030740347     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426666     Document Type: Article

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