Habitat use of fox squirrels in Southwestern Georgia

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 509-513

  Perkins, Micah W ^a   Conner, L Mike ^a  

^a JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Euclidean distance; Fox squirrel; Georgia; Habitat selection; Hardwood; Longleaf pine; Pinus palustris; Sciurus niger

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MAMMAL; TELEMETRY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; MAMMALIA; PINUS PALUSTRIS; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS NIGER;

EID: 3843087443     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0509:HUOFSI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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