Home-range attributes of raccoons in a fragmented agricultural region of northern Indiana

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 844-850

  Beasley, James C ^a,b   Devault, Travis L ^a   Rhodes Jr , Olin E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Core area; Corn; Crop damage; Fragmentation; Home range; Indiana; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Radiotelemetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HOME RANGE; MAMMAL; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; RURAL AREA; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248160970     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-022     Document Type: Article

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