Assessment of Canada lynx research and conservation needs in the Southern range: Another kick at the cat

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1463-1472

  Murray, Dennis L ^a   Steury, Todd D ^b   Roth, James D ^c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada lynx; Conservation; Habitat; Population dynamics; Snowshoe hare

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONNECTIVITY; ECOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; FELID; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; LAGOMORPH; PERIODICITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; RODENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ALASKA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 53049101878     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-389     Document Type: Review

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