Condition of San Joaquin kit foxes in urban and exurban habitats

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 930-938

  Cypher, Brian L ^a,c   Frost, Nancy ^b,d  

^a Nav Petrol Reserves California E   (United States)

^b Nav Petrol Reserves California E   (United States)

^c Endangered Species Recovery Program   (United States)

^d HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood chemistry; California; Condition indices; Endangered species; Mass; San Joaquin kit fox; Urban habitat; Viral diseases; Vulpes macrotis mutica

Indexed keywords

CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CHOLESTEROL; CONSERVATION; DOG DISEASE; INFECTIOUS CANINE HEPATITIS; POPULATION DENSITY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VIRUS INFECTION; VULPES MACROTIS;

BODY CONDITION; CANID; DISEASE VECTOR; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARNIVORA; MACROTIS; PARVOVIRUS; VULPES; VULPES MACROTIS; VULPES MACROTIS MUTICA;

EID: 0032775161     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802807     Document Type: Article

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