Observations of cattle use of prairie dog towns

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 410-417

  Guenther, Debra A ^a   Detling, James K ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cynomys ludovicianus; Grazing; Prairie dogs; Shortgrass steppe

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; RANGELAND; STEPPE;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS;

EID: 0141889839     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003830     Document Type: Article

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