Overlap in space use among bobcats (Lynx rufus), coyotes (Canis latrans) and gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 171-179

  Chamberlain, Michael J ^a   Leopold, Bruce D ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; FELID; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; FELIDAE; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; UROCYON; UROCYON CINEREOARGENTEUS;

EID: 23644444756     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2005)153[0171:OISUAB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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