Competitive interactions between endangered kit foxes and nonnative red foxes

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-163

  Clark Jr , Howard O ^a,b   Warrick, Gregory D ^c   Cypher, Brian L ^a   Kelly, Patrick A ^a   Williams, Daniel F ^a   Grubbs, David E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c Center for Natural Lands Management   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Competition; Endangered species; Kit fox; Red fox; Vulpes macrotis mutica; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; MACROTIS; RODENTIA; VULPES MACROTIS MUTICA; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 18444371507     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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