Winter habitat selection by Canada lynx in Maine: Prey abundance or accessibility?

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1980-1986

  Fuller, Angela K ^a   Harrison, Daniel J ^a   Vashon, Jennifer H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada lynx; Habitat; Lepus americanus; Lynx canadensis; Maine; Scale; Selection; Snowshoe hare

Indexed keywords

FELID; HABITAT SELECTION; LAGOMORPH; POPULATION DENSITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; WINTER;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS;

EID: 43849095657     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-288     Document Type: Article

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