Sudden increase in a rare endemic carnivore: Ecology of the island spotted skunk

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-86

  Jones, Krista L ^a   Van Vuren, Dirk H ^a   Crooks, Kevin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel Islands; Competitive release; Interference competition; Intraguild predation; Island fox; Island recovery; Radiotelemetry; Spilogale gracilis; Urocyon littoralis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARNIVORE; CARRYING CAPACITY; DIETARY SHIFT; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FERAL ORGANISM; HOME RANGE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; POPULATION DECLINE; RARE SPECIES; RESOURCE USE;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA CRUZ ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

CARNIVORA; MEPHITIDAE; SPILOGALE; SPILOGALE GRACILIS; UROCYON LITTORALIS;

EID: 39749167781     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-034.1     Document Type: Article

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