Coyote (Canis latrans) movements relative to cattle (Bos taurus) carcass areas

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-58

  Kamler, Jan F ^a,b   Ballard, Warren B ^a   Gilliland, Rickey L ^c   Mote, Kevin ^d  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis latrans; Carrion; Cattle; Coyote; Home range; Movements; Texas

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS LATRANS;

EID: 1442315613     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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