Spatial organization of a reintroduced population of bobcats

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 394-401

  Diefenbach, Duane R ^a,b   Hansen, Leslie A ^a,c   Warren, Robert J ^a   Conroy, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobcat; Home range; Land tenure; Lynx rufus; Population regulation; Reintroduction; Social organization

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ISLAND; MAMMAL; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LYNX; LYNX RUFUS;

EID: 33646244259     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-114R1.1     Document Type: Article

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