Range size and den use of Gordon's wildcats Felis silvestris gordoni in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-25

  Phelan, P ^a   Sliwa, A ^b  

^a Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Zoologischer Garten Wuppertal   (Germany)

Author keywords

Den use; Distances; Emirate Sharjah; Felis silvestris gordoni; Radio tracking; Range size; Wildcat

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEN; FELID; HABITAT USE; HYBRIDIZATION; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SHARJAH [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

FELIS; FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 4544246211     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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