Bobcat population status and management in North America: Evidence of large-scale population increase

Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-174

  Roberts, Nathan M ^a   Crimmins, Shawn M ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobcat; Lynx rufus; Monitoring; North America; Population status

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960819226     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1944687X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3996/122009-JFWM-026     Document Type: Article

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