Influences on activity patterns in a population of nine-banded armadillos

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 932-941

  Mcdonough, Colleen M ^a   Loughry, W J ^a  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Age differences; Armadillo; Dasypus novemcinctus; Weather

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO; DASYPODIDAE; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS;

EID: 0002843761     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382953     Document Type: Article

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