Factors affecting the spatial distribution of San Joaquin kit foxes

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 707-717

  Warrick, Gregory D ^a,b   Cypher, Brian L ^a,b  

^a EG&G   (United States)

^b Enterprise Advisory Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Habitat factors; Kit fox; Predators; Prey; Spatial analysis; Vulpes macrotis

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED MAMMAL; KIT FOX; SAN JOAQUIN KIT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CALIFORNIA; NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES; USA;

CANIS LATRANS; LYNX RUFUS; VULPES MACROTIS MUTICA;

EID: 0031865687     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802347     Document Type: Article

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