Denning ecology of the striped skunk in the Canadian prairies: Implications for waterfowl nest predation

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-213

  Larivière, Serge ^a   Messier, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Farmsteads; Habitat selection; Mephitis mephitis; Natal dens; Resting sites

Indexed keywords

DENNING; NEST PREDATION; PREDATOR MANAGEMENT; SMALL MAMMAL; WATERFOWL;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

MEPHITIS MEPHITIS;

EID: 2642645402     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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