Spacing and ecology of North American badgers (Taxidea taxus) in a Prairie-dog (Cynomys leucurus) complex

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 171-179

  Goodrich, John M ^a,b   Buskirk, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynomys leucurus; North American badger; Spacing patterns; Taxidea taxus; Territoriality; White tailed prairie dog; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001171918     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382852     Document Type: Article

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