Diurnal habitat use by lower keys marsh rabbits

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1161-1167

  Faulhaber, Craig A ^a,c   Silvy, Nova J ^a   Lopez, Roel R ^a   Lafever, David H ^a   Frank, Philip A ^b,d   Peterson, Markus J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Florida Keys Field Office ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Florida keys; Forms; Habitat use; Lagomorphs; Lower keys marsh rabbit; Macrohabitat; Microhabitat; Sylvilagus palustris hefneri

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT USE; SALTMARSH;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CAREX; LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SYLVILAGUS PALUSTRIS HEFNERI;

EID: 48249089298     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-028     Document Type: Article

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