Spatial ecologyand social interactions of jaguars (panthera onca) in the southern pantanal, Brazil

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 935-945

  Cavalcanti, Sandra M C ^a   Gese, Eric M ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Home range; Jaguar; Movement rate; Pantanal; Panthera onca; Social dynamics; Spatial ecology

Indexed keywords

FELID; GPS; HABITAT TYPE; HOME RANGE; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SITE FIDELITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL;

PANTANAL;

ANIMALIA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA ONCA;

EID: 77950823839     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-188.1     Document Type: Article

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