Effects of sterilization on movements of feral cats at a wildlandurban interface

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 482-489

  Guttilla, Darcee A ^a   Stapp, Paul ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California Channel Islands; Catalina Island; Feral cats; Home range; Invasive predators; Island conservation; Trapneuterrelease

Indexed keywords

FELID; HOME RANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; MOVEMENT; PREDATOR; STERILIZATION; URBAN AREA; WILD POPULATION;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; SANTA CATALINA ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951286732     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-111.1     Document Type: Article

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