Mountain beaver home ranges, habitat use, and population dynamics in Washington

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 328-337

  Arjo, W M ^a   Huenefeld, R E ^a,b   Nolte, D L ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGEISS Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HERBICIDES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

HABITAT USE; HERBACEOUS FORBS; POPULATION DENSITY;

ECOLOGY;

DISPERSAL; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOREST COVER; HABITAT USE; HERBICIDE; NEST SITE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; RODENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

APLODONTIA RUFA; APLODONTIDAE; APLODONTIIDAE; SYLVIA;

EID: 34249938854     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-007     Document Type: Article

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