Land tenure and occupation of vacant home ranges by bobcats (Lynx rufus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 983-988

  Benson, John F ^a   Chamberlain, Michael J ^a   Leopold, Bruce D ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobcat; Home range; Intraspecific aggression; Land tenure; Resident; Social organization; Transient

Indexed keywords

FELID; HOME RANGE; PRIOR RESIDENCE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; TERRITORIALITY;

LYNX; LYNX RUFUS;

EID: 23844535127     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BWG-132     Document Type: Article

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