Home range use by swamp rabbits (Sylvilagus aquaticus) in a frequently inundated bottomland forest

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-69

  Zollner, Patrick A ^a,c   Smith, Winston P ^b,d   Brennan, Leonard A ^a,e  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD; FOREST; HOME RANGE; RADIOTELEMETRY;

SYLVILAGUS AQUATICUS;

EID: 0033964206     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)143[0064:HRUBSR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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