Habitat selection by the Texas tortoise in a managed thornscrub ecosystem

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 653-660

  Kazmaier, R T ^a   Hellgren, E C ^a   Ruthven III, D C ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brush invasion; Gopherus berlandieri; Grazing; Habitat selection; Shrublands; Texas tortoise

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GRAZING; HABITAT SELECTION; REPTILE; SHRUBLAND;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ACACIA; GOPHERUS BERLANDIERI; PROSOPSIS;

EID: 0034777340     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3803016     Document Type: Article

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