Numerical and spatial responses of Geoefroy's cat (Oncifelis Geoffroyi) to prey decline in Argentina

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1132-1139

  Pereira, Javier A ^a   Fracassi, Natalia G ^a   Uhart, Marcela M ^a,b  

^a Asociacion para la Conservacion y el Estudio de la Naturaleza Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Drought; Geoffroy's cat; Home range; Monte; Oncifelis geoffroyi; Prey decline; Radiotelemetry; Space use

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; DROUGHT; FELID; HABITAT USE; LAGOMORPH; NUMERICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DECLINE; PREY AVAILABILITY; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; RECRUITMENT; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; STARVATION;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

FELIS SILVESTRIS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; ONCIFELIS GEOFFROYI; RODENTIA;

EID: 33750354664     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-333R2.1     Document Type: Review

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