Ecology and social behavior of golden marmots (Marmota caudata aurea)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 873-886

  Blumstein, Daniel T ^a,b,d   Arnold, Walter ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c Max Planck Inst F V   (Germany)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Marmota caudata aurea; Mating system; Social behavior; Social hibernation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001071793     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383095     Document Type: Article

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