Habitat characteristics of raccoon daytime resting sites in southern Illinois

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 175-186

  Wilson, Shona E ^a   Nielsen, Clayton K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; ROOST SITE; SMALL MAMMAL; TREEHOLE;

ILLINOIS; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 33846879403     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2007)157[175:HCORDR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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