From the Field: Capturing beavers in box traps

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1153-1159

  Koenen, Kiana ^a   DeStefano, Stephen ^a   Henner, Chrissie ^a,b,c,d   Beroldi, Traci ^a,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f North Carolina State University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; RODENT; TRAPPING;

CASTORIDAE;

EID: 30344481384     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1153:FTFCBI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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