Home-range size and spatial organization of black-footed ferrets Mustela nigripes in South Dakota, USA

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-76

  Jachowski, David S ^a   Millspaugh, Joshua J ^a   Biggins, Dean E ^b   Livieri, Travis M ^c   Matchett, Marc R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Prairie Wildlife Research Colorado   (United States)

^d Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Black footed ferret; Black tailed prairie dog; Conata Basin; Home range; Mustela nigripes; Space use; Utilization distribution; Volume of intersection

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIGRIPES;

EID: 77951699500     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/09-034     Document Type: Article

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