Effects of habitat on competition between kit foxes and coyotes

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1467-1475

  Nelson, Julia L ^a,c   Cypher, Brian L ^a   Bjurlin, Curtis D ^a,c   Creel, Scott ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Coyote; Endangered species; Habitat modification; Habitat partitioning; Interspecific competition; Kit fox

Indexed keywords

CANID; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT QUALITY; HOME RANGE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; JUVENILE; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

CALIFORNIA; LOKERN NATURAL AREA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS LATRANS; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS HEERMANNI; RATTUS; VULPES; VULPES MACROTIS MUTICA;

EID: 48249092622     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-234     Document Type: Article

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