Home-range characteristics and habitat use by American martens in Eastern Newfoundland

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1156-1163

  Gosse, John W ^a   Cox, Rodney ^a   Avery, Shawn W ^b  

^a Terra Nova National Park   (Canada)

^b Department of Natural Resources ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

American marten; Habitat use; Home range; Martes americana; Newfoundland; Prey abundance

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MUSTELID; POPULATION DENSITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

INSECTA; LEPUS AMERICANUS; MAMMALIA; MARTES AMERICANA;

EID: 30344435872     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)86[1156:HCAHUB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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