Historical range, current distribution, and conservation status of the Swift Fox, Vulpes velox, in North America

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 346-367

  Sovada, Marsha A ^a   Woodward, Robert O ^a   Igl, Lawrence D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Plains; Historical and current distribution; Status; Swift Fox; Vulpes velox

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANID; CONSERVATION STATUS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DRYLAND FARMING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT TYPE; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND USE; POPULATION DECLINE; PRAIRIE; RANGE EXPANSION;

CANADA; GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83055171511     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v123i4.1004     Document Type: Article

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