Observations of interactions between Puma, Puma concolor, and introduced European Red Deer, Cervus elaphus, in Patagonia

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 132-134

  Flueck, Werner T ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b DeerLab   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Behavior; Cervus elaphus; European Red Deer; Interaction; Introduced species; Predation; Puma; Puma concolor

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FELID; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; UNGULATE;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 12244299442     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v118i1.898     Document Type: Article

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