Habitat use of fox squirrels in an urban environment

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1149-1157

  McCleery, Robert A ^a   Lopez, Roel R ^a   Silvy, Nova J ^a   Kahlick, Sarah N ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fox squirrel; Habitat use; Sciurus niger; Synurbanization; Urban wildlife

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT USE; PEST CONTROL; RADIOTELEMETRY; RODENT; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS NIGER;

EID: 53949102050     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-282     Document Type: Article

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