Scent marking in fallow deer: Effects of lekking behavior on rubbing and wallowing

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 633-638

  Massei, Giovanna ^a,c   Bowyer, R Terry ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervidae; Dama dama; Fallow deer; Italy; Lekking; Rubbing; Rutting; Scent marking; Wallowing

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; DAMA; JUNIPERUS; MYRTUS; PISTACIA; PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 0001287668     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383307     Document Type: Article

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