Evaluation of radio-transmitters on juvenile rabbits: Application to the semifossorial pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-136

  Estes Zumpf, Wendy A ^a   Rachlow, Janet L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachylagus idahoensis; Juvenile; Mammal; Pygmy rabbit; Radio transmitter; Semifossorial; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

BRACHYLAGUS; BRACHYLAGUS IDAHOENSIS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 34247556365     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2007)67[133:EOROJR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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