Coyote predation on domestic sheep deterred with electronic dog-training collar

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 12-18

  Andelt, William F ^a   Phillips, Robert L ^b   Gruver, Kenneth S ^b   Guthrie, Jerry W ^c  

^a National Wildlife Research Center ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aversive conditioning; Behavior; Canis latrans; Control; Coyote; Damage; Electrical shock; Livestock predation

Indexed keywords

CANID; ELECTRICAL METHOD; PEST CONTROL; PREDATION; SHEEP; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANIS LATRANS;

EID: 0032818374     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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