Conservative and moderate grazing effects on Chihuahuan Desert wildlife sightings

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-49

  Joseph, Jamus ^a   Collins, Michelle ^a   Holechek, Jerry ^a   Valdez, Raul ^a   Steiner, Robert ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Cattle; Doves; Grazing; Jackrabbits; Mammals; Quail

Indexed keywords

ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; AVES; BOS TAURUS; CALLIPEPLA; CALLIPEPLA SQUAMATA; COLUMBIFORMES; LEPUS; LEPUS CALIFORNICUS; MAMMALIA; PASSERI; PHASIANIDAE; POACEAE; SQUAMATA; SYLVILAGUS; SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII; ZENAIDA; ZENAIDA MACROURA;

EID: 0037251671     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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