Movement and habitat preference of radio tracked stoats, Mustela erminea, during summer in southern Quebec

Mammalia

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-174

  Samson, C ^a   Raymond, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; MOVEMENT; RADIOTELEMETRY;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

CARNIVORA; CONIFEROPHYTA; MUSTELA ERMINEA;

EID: 0031876090     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1998.62.2.165     Document Type: Article

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