Spatial structure of Amur (Siberian) tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) on Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Zapovednik, Russia

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 737-748

  Goodrich, John M ^a,b   Miquelle, Dale G ^a,b   Smirnov, Evgeny N ^a,b   Kerley, Linda L ^a,b   Quigley, Howard B ^a,b   Hornocker, Maurice G ^a,b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b Sikhote Alin State Biosphere Zapovednik ^*  (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Amur (Siberian) tiger; home range overlap; Panthera tigris altaica; social structure; spacing patterns

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FELID; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND TENURE; MORTALITY; NATURE RESERVE; PHILOPATRY; POACHING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; RANGE SIZE; SPACING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL;

PRIMORYE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIKHOTE-ALIN RESERVE;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA;

EID: 77953761331     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-293.1     Document Type: Article

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