Initial comparison: Jaws, cables, and cage-traps to capture coyotes

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1375-1383

  Shivik, John A ^a,b   Martin, Daniel J ^b,d   Pipas, Michael J ^c   Turnan, John ^c,e   DeLiberto, Thomas J ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d National Wildlife Research Center ^*  (United States)

^e WS Operational Program in California   (United States)

Author keywords

Cage trap; Canis latrans; Coyote; Efficiency; Injury; Selectivity; Snare; Trap

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS;

EID: 33646091076     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1375:ICJCAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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