Selection, size, and use of home range of the Appalachian Cottontail, Sylvilagus obscurus

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 529-535

  Stevens, Monica A ^a,b   Barry, Ronald E ^a  

^a FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive kernel; Appalachian Cottontail; Cover; Habitat; Home range; Individual variation; Minimum convex polygon; Radiotelemetry; Sylvilagus obscurus

Indexed keywords

HOME RANGE; LAGOMORPH; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE;

UNITED STATES;

LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RUBUS; RUBUS ALLEGANIENSIS; SYLVILAGUS OBSCURUS;

EID: 0037518062     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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