Reintroduction of Lower Keys marsh rabbits

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1198-1202

  Faulhaber, Craig A ^a,c   Perry, Neil D ^a   Silvy, Nova J ^a   Lopez, Roel R ^a   Frank, Philip A ^b,d   Peterson, Markus J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Engineering and Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida Keys; Lagomorphs; Lower Keys marsh rabbit; Reintroduction; Sylvilagus palustris hefneri; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LAGOMORPH; MARSH; REINTRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE FIDELITY; SURVIVAL; TRANSLOCATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SYLVILAGUS PALUSTRIS HEFNERI;

EID: 33845956620     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1198:ROLKMR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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