Dispersal characteristics of juvenile bobcats in south-central Indiana

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 379-385

  Johnson, Scott A ^a   Walker, Heather D ^a   Hudson, Cassie M ^a  

^a INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobcat; Dispersal; Indiana; Lynx rufus; Movements; Natal range; Radiotelemetry; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; DISPERSAL; EXPLOITATION; FELID; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HOME RANGE; JUVENILE; LANDSCAPE; MOVEMENT; NATAL DISPERSAL; POPULATION DENSITY; RADIOTELEMETRY; ROADKILL; SURVIVAL;

INDIANA; MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

LYNX; LYNX RUFUS;

EID: 77950213415     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-253     Document Type: Article

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