Habitat selection and movements of raccoons on a grassland reserve managed for imperiled birds

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1082-1089

  Newbury, Roberta K ^a,b   Nelson, Thomas A ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fractal dimension; Grassland bird conservation; Habitat selection; Movement patterns; Nest predation; Procyon lotor; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; MAMMAL; MOVEMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ILLINOIS; JASPER COUNTY [ILLINOIS]; NORTH AMERICA; PRAIRIE RIDGE STATE NATURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 36649003311     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-192R2.1     Document Type: Article

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