Evidence of resident jaguars (Panthera onca) in the southwestern United States and the implications for conservation

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  McCain, Emil B ^a,b   Childs, Jack L ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Borderlands Jaguar Detection Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Habitat connectivity; Jaguar; Panthera onca; Trail cameras; United States Mexico border

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DESERT SOIL; FELID; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PHOTOGRAPH; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESEARCH WORK; RESIDENT POPULATION; SCENT MARKING; SURVIVAL;

ARIZONA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA ONCA;

EID: 39749123830     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-F-268.1     Document Type: Article

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