The influence of body-size and diet on road-kill trends in mammals

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1611-1629

  Barthelmess, Erika L ^a   Brooks, Margot S ^a  

^a ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Carnivores; Herbivores; Mammals; New York; Road ecology; Road kill; Road mortality

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CARNIVORE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; HERBIVORE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MAMMAL; MORTALITY;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; ERETHIZON DORSATUM; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SYLVILAGUS; SYLVILAGUS FLORIDANUS;

EID: 77952240072     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9791-3     Document Type: Article

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