Coyote (Canis latrans) habitat selection in urban areas of western Washington via analysis of routine movements

Northwest Science

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 289-297

  Quinn, Timothy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Washington Department of Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COYOTE; HABITAT SELECTION; MOVEMENT; URBAN AREA;

USA, WASHINGTON;

CANIS LATRANS;

EID: 0031437562     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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