Distribution and abundance of black-tailed prairie dogs in the Great Plains: A historical perspective

Great Plains Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-218

  Virchow, Dallas R ^a   Hygnstrom, Scott E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Grasslands; Historic population; Prairie dog

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRAIRIE; RODENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036922054     PISSN: 10525165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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