Dispersal, survival, and reproduction of wild-born, yearling swift foxes in a reintroduced population

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-189

  Ausband, D E ^a   Foresman, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

COLONIZERS; DISPERSAL DISTANCE; FOXES; MORTALITY;

MAMMALS;

CANID; DISPERSAL; MORTALITY; RANGE EXPANSION; REINTRODUCTION; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

BLACKFOOT-CLEARWATER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

VULPES VELOX;

EID: 34347235427     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-208     Document Type: Article

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