Swimming by pumas (Puma concolor) in Patagonia: Rethinking barriers to puma movement

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-190

  Elbroch, L Mark ^a   Saucedo, Cristián ^b   Wittmer, Heiko U ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Conservación Patagónica ^*  (Chile)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Barriers; Chile; Connectivity; Lago cochrane; Patagonia; Puma; Swimming

Indexed keywords

PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 78650114073     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2010.532410     Document Type: Article

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