Carnivore use of an avocado orchard in southern California

California Fish and Game

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-74

  Borchert, Mark ^a   Davis, Frank W ^b   Kreitler, Jason ^b  

^a San Bernardino National Forest   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CARNIVORA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PERSEA AMERICANA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS GRISEUS; UROCYON; UROCYON CINEREOARGENTEUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 78650499981     PISSN: 00081078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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