Effects of summer hunting on ranging behavior of adult raccoons in central Mississippi

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 194-198

  Hodges, Kurt M ^a,b   Chamberlain, Michael J ^a   Leopold, Bruce D ^a  

^a Box 9690 ^*  (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Home range; Mississippi; Movement; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Summer raccoon hunting

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; HOME RANGE; HUNTING; MOVEMENT;

MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0033957454     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802990     Document Type: Article

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