Diet of fishers (Martes pennanti) at the southernmost extent of their range

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 961-971

  Zielinski, William J ^a   Duncan, Neil P ^b   Farmer, Emma C ^c   Truex, Richard L ^a,d   Clevenger, Anthony P ^b   Barrett, Reginald H ^d  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*

^c Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Diet; Fecal analysis; Fisher; Food habits; Martes pennanti; Sierra Nevada

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFEROPHYTA; ERETHIZON DORSATUM; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; MAMMALIA; MARTES; MARTES PENNANTI; REPTILIA; TUBER (GENUS); TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 0347027997     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383266     Document Type: Article

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