Occurrence and activity of American martens Martes americana in relation to roads and other routes

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 137-143

  Robitaille, Jean François ^a   Aubry, Karl ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Edge effect; Habitat use; Martes americana; Snowtracking

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; HABITAT USE; MUSTELID; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT;

MARTES AMERICANA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0034124679     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.00-15     Document Type: Article

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