Efficiency of various methods used to detect presence of pygmy rabbits in summer

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-310

  Larrucea, Eveline S ^a   Brussard, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachylagus idahoensis; Burrow; Camera; Cottontail; Great Basin; Jackrabbit; Nevada; Pellets; Pygmy rabbit; Survey; Transect

Indexed keywords

BRACHYLAGUS; BRACHYLAGUS IDAHOENSIS; LEPORIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 54249151011     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2008)68[303:EOVMUT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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