Conspecific tolerance and sexual segregation in the use of space and habitats in the European polecat

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-176

  Lodé, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

conspecific tolerance; habitat preferences; home range; Mustela putorius; sexual segregation; space use

Indexed keywords

MUSTELA PUTORIUS;

HABITAT PREFERENCE; HOME RANGE; POLECAT; RANGE OVERLAP; SEXUAL SEGREGATION;

FRANCE;

EID: 0029660146     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.96-16     Document Type: Article

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