Mountain Lion

Description

Distribution

Reproduction

Ecology

Management

Literature Cited

Literature Cited

Beier, P.  1993.  Determining minimum habitat areas and habitat corridors for cougars.  Conservation Biology 7:94-108.

Beier, P., and S. C. Cunningham.  1996.  Power of track surveys to detect changes in cougar populations.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 24:540-546.

Currier, M. J. P.  1983.  Mammalian Species Felis concolor.  The American Society of Mammalogists 200:1-7.

Davis, W. B., and Schmidly, D. J.  1994.  The mammals of Texas.  Texas Parks and Wildlife Press, Austin, Texas, 338 pp.

Eaton, R. L., and Verlander, K. A.  1977.  Reproduction in the puma: biology, behavior and ontogeny.  Pages 45-70 in The world’s cats.  R. L. Eaton, editor, Vol. 3, No. 3.  Carnivore Research Institute, Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 144 pp.

Hemker, T. P., Lindzey, F. G., and Ackerman, B. B.  1984.  Population characteristics and movement patterns of cougars in southern Utah.  Journal of Wildlife Management 48:1275-1284.

Hornocker, M. G.  1970.  An analysis of mountain lion predation upon mule deer and elk in the Idaho Primitive Area.  Wildlife Monographs 21:1-39.

Rabb, G. B.  1959.  Reproductive and vocal behavior in captive pumas.  Journal of Mammalogy 40:616-617.

Robinette, W. J., Gashwiler, J. S., and Morris, O. W.  1961.  Notes on cougar productivity and life history.  Journal of Mammalogy 42:204-217.

Seidensticker, J. C., IV, Hornocker, M. G., Wiles, W. V., and Messick, J. P.  1973.  Mountain lion social organization in the Idaho Primitive Area.  Wildlife Monographs 35:1-60.

Torres, S. G., Mansfield, T. M., Foley, J. E., Lupo, T., and Brinkhaus, A.  1996.  Mountain lion and human activity in California:  testing speculations.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 24:451-460.

Young, S. P., and Goldman, E. A.  1946.  The puma, mysterious American cat.  The American Wildlife Institute, Washington, D.C., 358 pp.


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