Habitat selection of feral cats (Felis catus) on a temperate, forested island

Austral Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-314

  Harper, Grant A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diurnal activity; Felis catus; Habitat selection; Home range; Prey; Shelter

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FELID; FERAL ORGANISM; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; ISLAND; PREDATION RISK; PREY AVAILABILITY; RANGE SIZE; SHELTER; TEMPERATE FOREST; WEATHER;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND; STEWART ISLAND;

FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS EXULANS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 33947698282     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01696.x     Document Type: Article

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