Aboveground predation by an American badger (Taxidea taxus) on black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 396-401

  Eads, David Austin ^a,b   Biggins, Dean Edwin ^a  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Badger; Cynomys ludovicianus; Prairie dog; Predation; Taxidea taxus

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; TAXIDEA; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE; TAXUS;

EID: 54149111513     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2008)68[396:APBAAB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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