Spatio-temporal variation in cat population density in a sub-Antarctic environment

Polar Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 90-95

  Say, Ludovic ^a   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^a   Pontier, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FELID; LINE TRANSECT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERGUELEN ISLANDS;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0036927315     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000100316     Document Type: Article

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