Badger roadkill risk in relation to the presence of culverts and jersey barriers

Northwest Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-153

  Kinley, Trevor A ^a   Newhouse, Nancy J ^a  

^a Sylvan Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MORTALITY RISK; MUSTELID; ROADKILL; SUBSPECIES;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

TAXIDEA; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE; TAXUS;

EID: 66749154770     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/046.083.0206     Document Type: Article

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