An Evaluation of Shooting and Habitat Alteration for Control of Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs
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Shooting at two incipient black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies remover from 12.8 to 17.3 prairie dogs/ha vith reduction of adults averaging 69%. Habitat was physically altered in a portion of one prairie dog colony and activity levels between treated and non-treated areas dia not show any consistent differences.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017