Geoffroy's cats at the northern limit of their range: Activity patterns and density estimates from camera trapping in Bolivian dry forests

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-177

  Cuellar, Erika ^a   Maffei, Leonardo ^a   Arispe, Rosario ^b   Noss, Andrew ^a  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society Eastern Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^b Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Activity; Density; Gran Chaco; Oncifelis geoffroyi

Indexed keywords

ONCIFELIS GEOFFROYI;

EID: 33750300477     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520600840001     Document Type: Article

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