A comparison of body mass of Canis latrans (coyotes) between eastern and western North America

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-124

  Way, Jonathan G ^a,b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Barnstable High School   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CANIS LATRANS;

EID: 34247566479     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2007)14[111:ACOBMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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