Distribution of Canada lynx in Yellowstone National Park

Northwest Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-206

  Murphy, Kerry M ^a   Potter, Tiffany M ^b   Halfpenny, James C ^c   Gunther, Kerry A ^a   Jones, M Tildon ^a   Lundberg, Peter A ^d   Berg, Nate D ^e  

^a YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^c Naturalist's World   (United States)

^d Devils Postpile National Monument   (United States)

^e Endeavor Wildlife Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS;

EID: 33846447073     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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