Continued decline in geographic distribution of the Mexican prairie dog (Cynomys mexicanus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1095-1101

  Scott Morales, Laura ^a   Estrada, Eduardo ^a   Chávez Ramírez, Felipe ^b   Cotera, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b Platte River Whooping Crane Trust   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cynomys mexicanus; Distribution; Fragmentation; Mexican Plateau; Mexican prairie dog; Recovery

Indexed keywords

CANID; COLONY; DESERTIFICATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS;

COAHUILA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; NUEVO LEON; SAN LUIS POTOSI; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS MEXICANUS;

EID: 11144225974     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BER-107.1     Document Type: Article

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