The importance of private lands for ocelot Leopardus pardalis conservation in the United States

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Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-94

  Haines, Aaron M ^a   Janecka, Jan E ^a   Tewes, Michael E ^a,b   Grassman Jr , Lon I ^a   Morton, Patricia ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Camera trap; Density; Endangered species; Leopardus pardalis; Ocelot; Survey; Texas

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; MONITORING; PRIVATE LAND; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

FELIDAE; LEOPARDUS PARDALIS;

EID: 33644969412     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605306000044     Document Type: Article

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