The ocelot Leopardus pardalis in North-Western Mexico: Ecology, distribution and conservation status

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Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 358-364

  López González, Carlos A ^a,d   Brown, David E ^b   Gallo Reynoso, Juan P ^c  

^a DENVER ZOO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^d Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Bobcat; Habitat association; Leopardus pardalis; Lynx rufus; Mexico; Ocelot; Sonora

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SONORA;

LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; LYNX RUFUS;

EID: 31344479026     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605303000620     Document Type: Article

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