Annual dynamics of bobcat (Lynx rufus) home range and core use areas in Mississippi

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 386-393

  Plowman, Bruce W ^a   Conner, L Mike ^b   Chamberlain, Michael J ^c   Leopold, Bruce D ^d   Burger Jr , Loren W ^d  

^a Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

^b JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; FELID; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LYNX; LYNX RUFUS;

EID: 33845207401     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)156[386:ADOBLR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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