Postbreeding resource selection by adult black-footed ferrets in the Conata Basin, South Dakota

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 760-770

  Eads, David A ^a   Millspaugh, Joshua J ^a   Biggins, Dean E ^b   Livieri, Travis M ^c   Jachowski, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Prairie Wildlife Research Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynomys; Cynomys ludovicianus; edge; habitat; Mustela; Mustela nigripes; prairie dog

Indexed keywords

CANID; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MUSTELID; PRAIRIE; REFUGIUM; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE SELECTION; VULNERABILITY;

CONATA BASIN; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIGRIPES; POACEAE;

EID: 80051739070     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-S-139.1     Document Type: Article

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