Understanding fluctuations in bobcat harvest at the northern limit of their range

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 870-875

  Lavoie, Maxime ^a   Collin, Pierre Yves ^b   Lemieux, Florent ^b   Jolicoeur, Hlne ^b   Canac Marquis, Pierre ^b   Larivire, Serge ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c Cree Hunters and Trappers Income Security Board   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bobcat; Harvest; Lynx rufus; Management; Northern limit; Quebec

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FELID; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; JUVENILE; LITTER SIZE; POPULATION DECLINE; RANGE SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ANIMALIA; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS;

EID: 77749337444     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-275     Document Type: Article

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