Observations of predator activity at wildlife water developments in southern Arizona

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-258

  DeStefano, Stephen ^a   Schmidt, Sarah L ^a   DeVos Jr , James C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Carnivores; Desert ecology; Predator prey relationships; Raptors; Ungulates; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; PREDATOR; RANGELAND; WATER SUPPLY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIS LATRANS; GALLIFORMES; LAGOMORPHA; PASSERIFORMES; RAPTORES; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); UNGULATA;

EID: 0033939287     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003428     Document Type: Article

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