Resource selection by black-footed ferrets in South Dakota and Montana

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 218-225

  Jachowski, David S ^a   Millspaugh, Joshua J ^a   Biggins, Dean E ^b   Livieri, Travis M ^c   Matchett, Marc R ^d   Rittenhouse, Chadwick D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Prairie Wildlife Research Colorado   (United States)

^d Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

black footed ferret; black tailed prairie dogs; Conata Basin; reintroduction; UL Bend

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MUSTELID; POPULATION DENSITY; PRAIRIE; REINTRODUCTION; RESOURCE SELECTION;

CONATA BASIN; MONTANA; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIGRIPES;

EID: 80051759270     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.031.0304     Document Type: Article

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