Kinship and social structure of bobcats (Lynx rufus) inferred from microsatellite and radio-telemetry data

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 269, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 494-501

  Janecka J E ^a,c   Blankenship, T L ^b   Hirth, D H ^a   Tewes, M E ^c   Kilpatrick, C W ^a   Grassman Jr , L I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Welder Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Bobcat; Kinship; Lynx rufus; Microsatellite DNA; Radio telemetry; Social structure

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; FELID; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOME RANGE; KINSHIP; RADIOTELEMETRY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

LYNX; LYNX RUFUS;

EID: 33745889654     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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