Social and genetic analysis of a population of free-living cats (Felis catus L.) exploiting a resource-rich habitat

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 405-413

  Denny, Elizabeth ^a   Yakovlevich, Paul ^b   Eldridge, Mark D B ^b   Dickman, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELID; FERAL ORGANISM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA;

FELIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036914295     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02092     Document Type: Article

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