Fine-scale movements of rural free-ranging dogs in conservation areas in the temperate rainforest of the coastal range of southern Chile

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 290-297

  Sepúlveda, Maximiliano ^a   Pelican, Katherine ^a   Cross, Paul ^b   Eguren, Antonieta ^c   Singer, Randall ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Canis familiaris; Domestic dog; Habitat use; Protected lands; Rural communities

Indexed keywords

CANID; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DOMESTIC SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NATURE RESERVE; PASTURE; PREDATION; RAINFOREST; TRACKING;

ALERCE ANDINO NATIONAL PARK; CHILE; LOS LAGOS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84943140282     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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