Habitat use of western spotted skunks and striped skunks in texas

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 583-586

  Neiswenter, Sean A ^a,b   Dowler, Robert C ^a  

^a ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat; Mephitis mephitis; Radiotelemetry; Spilogale gracilis; Striped skunk; Western spotted skunk

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; FEEDING GROUND; HABITAT USE; MAMMAL; SYMPATRY;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CARNIVORA; MEPHITIDAE; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; SPILOGALE GRACILIS; SPILOGALE PUTORIUS;

EID: 53949083325     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-623     Document Type: Article

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